main road; thoroughfare; vital principle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
main road; thoroughfare; vital passage; traffic artery
Often used in formal or geographical contexts to describe strategically important routes.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
shì是
nán南
běi北
jiāo交
tōng通
de的
yào要
dào道
。
This city is the main artery of north-south traffic.
Jūn军
duì队
è扼
shǒu守
zhù住
le了
tōng通
wǎng往
shěng省
chéng城
de的
yào要
dào道
。
The army guarded the vital passage leading to the provincial capital.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
shì是
yān咽
hóu喉
yào要
dào道
，
lì历
lái来
shì是
bīng兵
jiā家
bì必
zhēng争
zhī之
dì地
。
This is a vital choke point, historically a place that military strategists must contend for.
noun
important principle; vital method; essential truth
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to refer to fundamental truths or methods.
Shū书
zhōng中
chǎn阐
shù述
le了
zhì治
xué学
de的
yào要
dào道
。
The book elaborates on the important principles of scholarship.
Yǎng养
shēng生
zhī之
dào道
，
guì贵
zài在
chí持
zhī之
yǐ以
héng恒
，
cǎi此
nǎi乃
zhì至
lǐ理
yào要
dào道
。
The way of health preservation lies in perseverance; this is an essential truth and vital principle.
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Zhì治
guó国
yào要
dào道
zài在
yú于
ān安
mín民
。
The vital principle of governing a country lies in bringing peace to the people.