朝

Imperial or royal court in Chinese: 朝 (cháo)

cháo

imperial or royal court

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

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

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朝

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄠˊ

cháo

ㄔ/ chㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我是朝鲜人。

    wǒ shì cháo xiān rén。

    I'm Korean.

  • 我想去朝鲜。

    wǒ xiǎng qù cháo xiān。

    I want to go to North Korea.

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Related words

朝代

cháo dài

dynasty

朝着

cháo zhe

towards

朝气蓬勃

zhāo qì péng bó

full of youthful energy (idiom)

朝三暮四

zhāo sān mù sì

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom)

朝夕相处

zhāo xī xiāng chǔ

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

有朝一日

yǒu zhāo yī rì

one day

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