road; path (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc.), barriers (walls, doors etc.), questions (in an exam etc.), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)