p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Discord

祷

禱
dǎo
verb #24,492

Meanings

  1. 1 to pray
  2. 2 to supplicate
  3. 3 to entreat (in a religious context)

Examples

她每晚临睡前都要祷告一番。
Tā měi wǎn lín shuì qián dōu yào dǎogào yī fān.
She says her prayers every night before going to sleep.
信徒们跪下祷，祈求平安。
Xìntúmen guì xià dǎo, qíqiú píng'ān.
The believers knelt and prayed, seeking peace.

Tips

usage
祷 alone is classical or literary; in modern Chinese it almost always appears as 祷告 (dǎogào) meaning 'to pray / prayer'. As a standalone character it appears in formal religious contexts or in the compound 祈祷 (qídǎo).

Stroke Order

祷 dǎo