潮

Tide in Chinese: 潮 (cháo)

cháo

tide

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Definitions

  1. 1tide
  2. 2damp; moist; humid
  3. 3fashionable; trendy
  4. 4(coll.) inferior; substandard

Stroke order

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潮

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄠˊ

cháo

ㄔ/ chㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 下过雨后地面很潮。

    xià guò yǔ hòu dì miàn hěn cháo。

    After the rain the ground is very damp.

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Related words

潮流

cháo liú

tide

潮湿

cháo shī

damp

高潮

gāo cháo

high tide

热潮

rè cháo

upsurge

新潮

xīn cháo

modern

沉

chén

to submerge

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

成人

chéng rén

adult

诚信

chéng xìn

genuine

尺

chǐ

a Chinese foot

尺寸

chǐ cun

size

充电

chōng diàn

to recharge (a battery)

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