dāng​dào

in the middle of the road

  • created sense approved 当道/當道 · dāng​dào · in the middle of the road — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当道 / 當道

    dāng​dào

    in the middle of the road

    the center or middle of a road

    当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · facing 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · road

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  • created sense approved 当道/當道 · dāng​dào · to hold power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当道 / 當道

    dāng​dào

    to hold power

    to hold the reins of government; to be in power; to predominate or be in vogue, often used with a negative connotation

    当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · to manage 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 当道/當道 · dāng​dào · high official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当道 / 當道

    dāng​dào

    high official

    (literary) a high-ranking official who holds power, usually used in a negative sense

    当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · to manage 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 当道/當道 · dāng​dào · to block the way — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当道 / 當道

    dāng​dào

    to block the way

    to be in the way or stand in the middle of the road to obstruct passage

    当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · facing 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · road

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense