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得道

dédào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to attain the Way
  2. 2 to become an immortal
  3. 3 to have justice on one's side

Examples

HSK 5
在孟子看来，得道的一方总能得到更多人的支持。
Zài Mèngzǐ kànlái, dédào de yì fāng zǒng néng dédào gèng duō rén de zhīchí.
In the view of Mencius, those with right on their side always win more support.
HSK 7-9
这位老和尚是一位得道的高僧。
Zhè wèi lǎo héshang shì yí wèi dédào de gāosēng.
The old monk is a truly enlightened master.
HSK 7-9
传说他在山里修炼了几十年，终于得道成了神仙。
Chuánshuō tā zài shān lǐ xiūliàn le jǐshí nián, zhōngyú dédào chéng le shénxiān.
Legend says he cultivated himself in the mountains for decades and finally attained the Way and became an immortal.

Tips

usage
Two set phrases keep the two senses alive. 一人得道，鸡犬升天, "when one man attains the Way, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven", mocks hangers-on who rise with a powerful relative. From Mencius comes 得道多助，失道寡助, "a just cause finds much help, an unjust one little".

Stroke Order

得 de
道 dào