修道

xiūdào

verb #25,065

Meanings

1 to practice a religious or spiritual path
2 to cultivate the Way
3 to practice Daoism or Buddhism

Characters

to cultivate / to repair / to study

the Way / Dao / path / road

Examples

他在山中独自修道，与世隔绝。

Tā zài shānzhōng dúzì xiūdào, yǔshì-géjué.

He cultivated the Way alone in the mountains, cut off from the world.

修道需要多年的坚持和自律。

Xiūdào xūyào duōnián de jiānchí hé zìlǜ.

Cultivating the Way requires years of perseverance and self-discipline.

Tips

usage

修道 can refer to Daoist cultivation (修道教), Buddhist practice, or broadly any spiritual self-cultivation. 修道院 means monastery or convent.

Stroke Order

修 xiū

道 dào