The Chinese word for tunnel is
隧道
suì dàoChinese Definition
Components | |
隧 | |
1. tunnel; underground passage | |
道 | |
1. way; path; road | |
道路 - road | |
2. (historical) circuit: an administrative division of late imperial China comprising 2 or more commanderies | |
3. (rail) track | |
上 道 作業 - maintenance on rail tracks | |
1 道 通過 - passing on track 1 | |
4. method; principle | |
5. (Buddhism) the Marga; the Way of bodhi or enlightenment leading to nirvana through spiritual stages | |
6. (philosophy, Taoism) the Way; the Tao; the Dao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life | |
7. (Christianity) Logos; the Word | |
8. Short for 道教 (Taoism) | |
9. Short for 道士 (Taoist priest) | |
10. (religion) doctrine; teachings | |
傳道 - to preach | |
11. (literary) to say; to utter | |
能說會道 - can talk really well (idiom) | |
一 道 閃電 - a bolt of lightning | |
一 道 河 - a river | |
一 道 縫 - a crack | |
一 道 彩虹 - a rainbow | |
一 道 籬笆 - a fence | |
一 道 菜 - a dish of food | |
一 道 公文 - a proclamation | |
一 道 命令 - an order | |
12. (obsolete) Alternative form of 導 (to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct) |
Translations for 道 and their definitions
隧道 | |
1. n. tunnel (underground or underwater passage) | |
隧道 開 車燈。 - Turn on headlights before entering tunnel. |
地下道 | |
1. n. tunnel (underground or underwater passage); underpass; subway |
坑道 | |
1. n. gallery; mineshaft | |
2. n. (military) tunnel |
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