| 好事 | hǎo shì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead |
| 庄子 | Zhuāng zǐ | Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author |
| 夏黄公 | Xià Huáng gōng | Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
| 道德家 | dào dé jiā | Daoist |
| 三教九流 | sān jiào jiǔ liú | the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.) |
| 神仙 | shén xiān | Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person |
| 九流 | jiǔ liú | the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1] |
| 住持 | zhù chí | to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk |
| 八仙 | Bā xiān | the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology) |
| 法名 | fǎ míng | name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) / same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4] |
| 庄周 | Zhuāng Zhōu | same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC), Daoist author |
| 陈抟 | Chén Tuán | Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage |
| 五岳 | Wǔ yuè | Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan |
| 修炼成仙 | xiū liàn chéng xiān | lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal / practice makes perfect |
| 入道 | rù dào | to enter the Way / to become a Daoist |
| 方丈 | fāng zhang | square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber |
| 道教徒 | Dào jiào tú | a Daoist / a follower of Daoism |
| 道士 | dào shì | Daoist priest |
| 真人 | zhēn rén | a real person / Daoist spiritual master |
| 丹药 | dān yào | Daoist elixir |
| 星命家 | xīng mìng jiā | astrologer (esp. Daoist) |
| 点化 | diǎn huà | magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal / fig. to reveal / to enlighten |
| 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 | qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū | steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) |
| 道姑 | dào gū | Daoist nun |
| 道系 | dào xì | (slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系[fo2 xi4]) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright |