bèi
dào

archaic
literary

Meaning of 倍道

倍道 means to travel with double effort; to press on with a journey day and night. Pronounced bèi dào.

  • to travel with double effort; to press on with a journey day and night

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
shǐ使
jūn
qíng
yán
 
chuán
lìng
bīng
bèi
dào
ér
xíng
 

To prevent any delay in military intelligence, the messenger traveled day and night.

bèi
dào
jiān
chéng
 
zhǐ
wèi
zǎo
jīng
chéng
 

He traveled at double speed, wishing only to arrive in the capital as soon as possible.

shí
xìn
shǐ使
cháng
bèi
dào
sòng
xìn
 

In ancient times, messengers often had to travel day and night to deliver letters.