食道
shí dào
Pinyin

Definition

食道
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shí dào
  1. esophagus
  2. the proper way to eat
  3. food transportation route

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
难道
nán dào
  1. 1 don't tell me ...
  2. 2 could it be that...?
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
公道
gōng dào
  1. 1 justice
  2. 2 fairness
  3. 3 public highway
出道
chū dào
  1. 1 to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)
  2. 2 to start one's career
北海道
Běi hǎi dào
  1. 1 Hokkaidō, Japan
厚道
hòu dao
  1. 1 kind and honest
  2. 2 generous
  3. 3 sincere
同道
tóng dào
  1. 1 same principle
问道
wèn dào
  1. 1 to ask the way
  2. 2 to ask
喊道
hǎn dào
  1. 1 to yell
国道
guó dào
  1. 1 national highway
地道
dì dào
  1. 1 tunnel
  2. 2 causeway
报道
bào dào
  1. 1 to report (news)
  2. 2 report
  3. 3 CL:篇[piān],份[fèn]
大道
dà dào
  1. 1 main street
  2. 2 avenue
小道
xiǎo dào
  1. 1 bypath
  2. 2 trail
  3. 3 bribery as a means of achieving a goal
  4. 4 minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
  1. 1 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
天道酬勤
tiān dào chóu qín
  1. 1 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
  1. 1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)

Sample Sentences

记住这几个数字吧，一千两百毫升，也就是平均计算一个成年人一天所需的水量；二十五度，太冰的水会诱发心脑血管疾病，太烫则会伤害食道，诱发食道癌，所以温水对健康最有利。
jìzhu zhè jǐ ge shùzì ba ，yīqiān liǎngbǎi háo shēng ，yějiùshì píngjūn jìsuàn yī gè chéngniánrén yītiān suǒxū de shuǐ liáng ；èrshí wǔ dù ，tài bīng de shuǐ huì yòufā xīnnǎo xuèguǎn jíbìng ，tài tàng zé huì shānghài shídào ，yòufā shídào ái ，suǒyǐ wēn shuǐ duì jiànkāng zuì yǒulì 。
You should memorize these figures: 1200 milliliters, which is how much water an adult needs a day on average; 25 degrees; water that's too cold will cause damage to the blood vessels in the brain and the heart, water that's too hot will damage the oesophagus, and cause oesophageal cancer. So warm water is best for your health.
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曾晶介绍，对于老年人，体重过轻或消瘦会增加骨质疏松、食道和胃肿瘤等疾病的风险，同时导致对疾病的抵抗耐受力降低、缩短寿命。目前普遍认为，老年人的健康体质指数在20～27之间为宜，也就是说，微胖的老人相对更健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，duìyú lǎoniánrén ，tǐzhòng guò qīng huò xiāoshòu huì zēngjiā gǔzhí shūsōng 、shídào hé wèi zhǒngliú děng jíbìng de fēngxiǎn ，tóngshí dǎozhì duì jíbìng de dǐkàng nàishòulì jiàngdī 、suōduǎn shòumìng 。mùqián pǔbiàn rènwéi ，lǎoniánrén de jiànkāng tǐzhì zhǐshù zài 20 ～27 zhījiān wèiyí ，yějiùshìshuō ，wēi pàng de lǎorén xiāngduì gèng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing said that for the elderly, underweight or weight loss will increase the risk of osteoporosis, esophagus and stomach cancer, and at the same time lead to reduced resistance to disease and shorten life. It is generally believed that the healthy body mass index of the elderly is between 20 and 27, that is to say, old people who are slightly plump are relatively healthier.
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