修道

xiūdào
verb #25,065

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā zài shān zhōng dúzì xiūdào, yǔ shì géjué.
He cultivated the Way alone in the mountains, cut off from the world.
Xiūdào xūyào duō nián 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), Buddhist practice, or broadly any spiritual self-cultivation. 修道院 (xiūdàoyuàn) means monastery or convent.

Stroke Order

xiū
dào