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đạo

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨] browser voice
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đạoheavynặng

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đạo means religion; a code of conduct.

Chinese characters: 道

Meanings of đạo in English

Noun

  1. religion
    • đạo Thiên ChúaChristianity
    • theo đạoto be religious, especially to be a Christian
  2. formal a code of conduct
    • đạo làm conhow to behave as a child
    • đạo làm ngườihumanity
  3. historical, in foreign placenames province
    • Giang Nguyên ĐạoGangwon province

Verb

  1. to rip off; to plagiarize
    • đạo nhạcto rip off someone else's music
    • đạo vănto rip off someone else's written piece or writing style
    • đạo tranhto rip off someone else's painting

Words with đạo

âm đạobá đạobần đạocải đạochính đạocung đạođài quyền đạođạo cụđạo đứcđạo Hồiđạo Khổngđạo Lãođạo líđạo luậtđạo Nhođạo Phậtđạo Tin Lànhđắc đạođịa đạogiảng đạohiệp khí đạokiếm đạomộ đạongoại đạonhân đạonhu đạoniệu đạoquỹ đạosùng đạotà đạo

Example sentences with đạo

  • Bạn có theo đạo gì không? Are you a religious person?
  • Ấn Độ theo đạo Hindu, sau đó là Phật Giáo, tiếp theo lại là đạo Hindu vì đạo Hindu đã tái hấp thụ Phật Giáo. India was Hindu, then it became Buddhist, then it became Hindu again, as Hinduism reabsorbed Buddhism.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 道 (“road; way”).

Frequently asked questions

What does đạo mean in English?

đạo (noun) means "religion; a code of conduct".

How do you pronounce đạo?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]. Tones: đạo — heavy tone (nặng).

Is đạo a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đạo is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 道.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.