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朝

cháo · chao/zhāo · zhao/Cháo · chao

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HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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cháo 朝

  1. imperial or royal court
  2. government
  3. dynasty
  4. reign of a sovereign or emperor
  5. court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
  6. to make a pilgrimage to
  7. facing
  8. towards

zhāo 朝

  1. morning

Cháo 朝

  1. abbr. for 朝鮮 / 朝鲜 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea
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Which way is the museum?

  1. Liangliang

    请问(qǐngwèn)，博物馆(bówùguǎn)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)？

    Excuse me, how do I get to the museum?

  2. Dengdeng

    朝(cháo)前(qián)走(zǒu)，到(dào)路口(lùkǒu)朝(cháo)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)。

    Go straight, then turn right at the crossing.

  3. Liangliang

    朝(cháo)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)，然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    Turn right, and then?

  4. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)一直(yīzhí)走(zǒu)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Then go straight for five minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！咦(yí)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)朝(cháo)左(zuǒ)走(zǒu)？

    Thanks! Huh, why are you walking left?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)左边(zuǒbian)。

    My home is on the left.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)朝(cháo)我(wǒ)丢(diū)葡(pú)萄(tao)，我(wǒ)试(shì)着(zhe)用(yòng)嘴(zuǐ)接(jiē)住(zhù)它(tā)们(men)。

She tossed me grapes and I tried to catch them with my mouth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)个(ge)朝(cháo)我(wǒ)们(men)跑(pǎo)过(guò)来(lái)的(de)男(nán)孩(hái)是(shì)谁(shuí)？

Who is that boy running toward us?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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