xíngdào

行道

Word · Verb

advocate one's political doctrine; practice one's teachings

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to advocate one's political doctrine; to practice and propagate one's teachings

archaic

古语/旧式用法,指政治家、学者推行自己的理念、学说或政治主张。常见于历史文献和文言色彩较浓的语境中。

Kǒng孔
zǐ子
zhōu周
yóu游
liè列
guó国
 ,
yù欲
yǐ以
qí其
xué学
shuō说
xíng行
dào道
tiān天
xià下
 。

Confucius traveled through various states, hoping to propagate his teachings throughout the world.

Gǔ古
zhī之
rén仁
zhě者
 ,
mò莫
bù不
yǐ以
qiú求
lì立
shēn身
xíng行
dào道
wéi为
jǐ己
rèn任
 。

In ancient times, benevolent people all considered it their duty to establish themselves and advocate their doctrines.

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Cǐ此
nǎi乃
wú吾
bèi辈
bì毕
shēng生
suǒ所
qiú求
zhī之
lì立
shēn身
xíng行
dào道
 。

This is the lifelong pursuit of establishing oneself and practicing one's teachings for our generation.