楼道
lóu dào
Pinyin

Definition

楼道
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lóu dào
  1. corridor
  2. passageway (in storied building)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
公道
gōng dào
  1. 1 justice
  2. 2 fairness
  3. 3 public highway
出道
chū dào
  1. 1 to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)
  2. 2 to start one's career
北海道
Běi hǎi dào
  1. 1 Hokkaidō, Japan
厚道
hòu dao
  1. 1 kind and honest
  2. 2 generous
  3. 3 sincere
同道
tóng dào
  1. 1 same principle
问道
wèn dào
  1. 1 to ask the way
  2. 2 to ask
国道
guó dào
  1. 1 national highway
地道
dì dào
  1. 1 tunnel
  2. 2 causeway
报道
bào dào
  1. 1 to report (news)
  2. 2 report
  3. 3 CL:篇[piān],份[fèn]
大道
dà dào
  1. 1 main street
  2. 2 avenue
小道
xiǎo dào
  1. 1 bypath
  2. 2 trail
  3. 3 bribery as a means of achieving a goal
  4. 4 minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
有道
yǒu dào
  1. 1 to have attained the Way
  2. 2 (of a government or a ruler) enlightened
  3. 3 wise and just
正道
zhèng dào
  1. 1 the correct path
  2. 2 the right way (Buddhism)
渠道
qú dào
  1. 1 irrigation ditch
  2. 2 (fig.) channel
  3. 3 means
王道
wáng dào
  1. 1 the Way of the King
  2. 2 statecraft
  3. 3 benevolent rule
  4. 4 virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
  1. 1 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
天道酬勤
tiān dào chóu qín
  1. 1 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
  1. 1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
  1. 1 to come down in the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a reversal of fortune
左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng
  1. 1 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
康庄大道
kāng zhuāng dà dào
  1. 1 broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects

Sample Sentences

我好像看到楼道里贴着小广告说光网50兆，1080元一年。
wǒ hǎoxiàng kàndào lóudào lǐ tiē zhe xiǎo guǎnggào shuō guāngwǎng wǔshí zhào ，yīqiānlíngbāshí yuán yīnián 。
In the hallway it seems like I saw a little advertisement that said fibre optic internet at 50 mbps for 1080 RMB per year.
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哎，楼道里怎么这么多烟？哪里着火了？
ái ，lóudào lǐ zěnme zhème duō yān ？nǎli zháohuǒ le ？
Hey, why is there so much smoke in the hallway? Is there a fire somewhere?
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宁宁，你怎么能在楼道里烧东西呢！
Níngning ，nǐ zěnme néng zài lóudào lǐ shāo dōngxi ne ！
Ningning, why are you burning stuff in the hallway?
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跟她们哪能说得清？不过物业也应该管管，垃圾要及时带下去，扔在楼道多不卫生！
gēn tāmen nǎnéng shuōdeqīng ？bùguò wùyè yě yīnggāi guǎn guan ，lājī yào jíshí dài xiàqu ，rēng zài lóudào duō bù wèishēng ！
How can you explain that to them? Still, the building management should take better care of this. They should immediately take the garbage away. Throwing it in the hallway is so unsanitary!
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你说不是她们是谁？老爱在楼道上放垃圾，我们贴那句话也是不好意思跟她们直说！怕她们脸上挂不住。
nǐ shuō bù shì tāmen shì shéi ？lǎo ài zài lóudào shang fàng lājī ，wǒmen tiē nà jù huà yě shì bùhǎoyìsi gēn tāmen zhíshuō ！pà tāmen liǎn shàng guàbuzhù 。
Tell me, if they weren't the ones who did it, who did? Always leaving trash in the corridor-- we stuck up that note because we were embarrassed to say anything to them directly. We didn't want to humiliate them.
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那也不关我们的事儿！楼道又不是你一家的！放袋垃圾也很正常！
nà yě bù guān wǒmen de shìr5 ！lóudào yòu bù shì nǐ yī jiā de ！fàng dài lājī yě hěn zhèngcháng ！
That's not our concern! The corridor is not just for you! Putting a bag outside is perfectly acceptable.
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去年2月交房，才一年半。这个小区档次高，邻居相处都很融洽。而且物业服务也很负责。小区24小时有保安执勤，楼道打扫也很仔细。你刚刚自己也看到了，连大厅都很干净。
qùnián èryuè jiāofáng ，cái yīniánbàn 。zhège xiǎoqū dàngcì gāo ，línjū xiāngchǔ dōu hěn róngqià 。érqiě wùyè fúwù yě hěn fùzé 。xiǎoqū èrshísì xiǎoshí yǒu bǎoān zhíqín ，lóudào dǎsǎo yě hěn zǐxì 。nǐ gānggang zìjǐ yě kàndào le ，lián dàtīng dōu hěn gānjìng 。
It was finished last February, so only a year and a half. This is an upscale neighborhood, and all the neighbors get along well. The management is also very responsible. Security guards are on duty 24 hours a day, and the cleaning of public areas is very thorough. Even the lobby is spotless, as you just saw.
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