朝
Cháoㄔㄠˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: TRIỀU
Traditional: 朝
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
MeaningCháo(preposition, vocab.word.pos.tg, distinguishing word, verb, measure word)
abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea
Examples
一直朝前走,就能看到银行。
yì zhí cháo qián zǒu, jiù néng kàn dào yín háng.
Go straight ahead and you'll see the bank.
我的房间窗户朝南。
wǒ de fáng jiān chuāng hù cháo nán.
My bedroom window faces south.
这座寺庙是哪个朝代建的?
zhè zuò sì miào shì nǎ gè cháo dài jiàn de?
Which dynasty was this temple built in?
Easily confused
- 向 — Both mean “towards”; 朝 favors physical direction/gestures, while 向 also works abstractly (向他学习).
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Meaningzhāo(preposition, vocab.word.pos.tg, distinguishing word, verb, measure word)
morning
Examples
年轻人充满朝气。
nián qīng rén chōng mǎn zhāo qì.
Young people are full of vitality.
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Stroke order
TRIÊU · 12 strokes
abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea