tao
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- an adherent of any branch of Taoism
- the ultimate principle of the universe
Word Origin
- tao (n.)
- 1736, from Chinese tao "way, path, right way (of life), reason."
Example
- 1. Tao wuping , who represents mr. liu , said his client had requested him .
- 2. He added that yahoo officials had still not reached out to shi tao 's family 21 months after he had first requested this .
- 3. If found guilty , the men could face a maximum sentence of 20 years , according to tao wuping , lawyer for one of the accused .
- 4. Under chinese law , the prosecutor has 45 days to decide , said tao wuping , lawyer for liu caikui , one of the rio employees detained .
- 5. " They 're going to have to find a way to pass this on to the end user , " says mr. tao at credit suisse .