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道家

Dào jiā

2-character word

What 道家 means

1. Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze {老子|Lǎo zǐ} (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi {庄子|Zhuāng zǐ} (369-286 BC)

The characters in 道家

• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Words containing 道家

• 黑道家族Hēi dào Jiā zúThe Sopranos (US TV series)

Sounds the same

Read Dào jiā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 到家perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree

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