道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
道别
dàobié
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
Characters in this word
别 bié
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 另 another 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 离开家乡之前，她去车站向朋友们道别。 Líkāi jiāxiāng zhīqián, tā qù chēzhàn xiàng péngyoumen dàobié. Before leaving her hometown, she went to the station to say goodbye to her friends.
- 他挥挥手，笑着跟大家道别。 Tā huīhuī shǒu, xiàozhe gēn dàjiā dàobié. He waved and said goodbye to everyone with a smile.
- 孩子们依依不舍地向老师道别。 Háizimen yīyībùshě de xiàng lǎoshī dàobié. The children reluctantly said goodbye to their teacher.
Related words
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 道 dào a measure word for long things
- 道理 dàolǐ reason; common sense
- 道路 dàolù road
- 味道 wèidào taste; smell
- 报道 bàodào to report; news report
- 难道 nándào really? (shows surprise)
- 街道 jiēdào street
- 道德 dàodé morals; morality
- 频道 píndào channel
- 打交道 dǎjiāodao to come into contact with, to deal with
- 地道 dìdao authentic, genuine