道

• 拼音: dào
• 汉字拆解: 道 = 辶 (movement radical) + 首 (head); originally depicting a person walking along a path

含义

A measure word for long narrow things, questions, orders, courses of food, and barriers.

Used to count questions on tests, dishes in a meal, cracks, scars, walls, doors, and other long or barrier-like things. Also counts rays of light and flashes of lightning. Very common in academic and dining contexts.

例句

1. 这次考试一共有十道题。
2. 今天晚饭有四道菜。
3. 那扇门上有一道裂缝。

用法指南

语境: academic, dining, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这道题太难了。(This question is too difficult.)
• 再来一道菜吧。(Let's order one more dish.)

错误说法

• 不要用道来量圆形或短小的物品 — 道 is for long, narrow, or sequential things; for round objects use 个 or other appropriate measure words.

起源与历史

Originally meant 'road' or 'way.' Extended to a measure word for things associated with paths, barriers, and sequential items.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal