zhāo
朝
morning; day
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
morning; dawn
neutralRefers to the early part of the day, from dawn to mid-morning.
Qīng清
chén晨
de的
zhāo朝
yáng阳
rǎn染
hóng红
le了
tiān天
kōng空
。
The morning sunrise dyed the sky red.
Zhāo朝
lìng令
xī夕
gǎi改
shì是
yī一
gè个
fēi非
cháng常
bù不
hǎo好
de的
zhèng政
cè策
xí习
guàn惯
。
Changing policies in the morning and revoking them in the evening is a very bad policy practice.
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Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
dōu都
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
chén晨
liàn练
。
He goes to the park for morning exercise every morning.
Zhāo朝
lù露
jīng晶
yíng莹
，
zhé折
shè射
chū出
qīng清
chén晨
de的
yáng阳
guāng光
。
Morning dew is crystal clear, refracting the morning sunlight.
Wǒ我
men们
chèn趁
zhe着
zhāo朝
yáng阳
chū出
fā发
，
bì避
miǎn免
zhōng中
wǔ午
de的
gāo高
wēn温
。
We set out at dawn to avoid the midday heat.
noun
day; day time
informalUsed in colloquial phrases to refer to a single day or a specific point in time.
Jīn今
tiān天
jīn今
zhāo朝
tiān天
qì气
gé格
wài外
hǎo好
。
The weather today is exceptionally good.
Yī一
zhāo朝
yǒu有
shì事
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
hù互
xiāng相
zhào照
yìng应
。
If something happens one day, we can look out for each other.
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Tā他
yī一
zhāo朝
chéng成
míng名
，
shēn身
biān边
jiù就
duō多
le了
hěn很
duō多
fèng奉
cheng承
de的
rén人
。
Once he became famous, many flatterers surrounded him.
Yī一
zhāo朝
bèi被
shé蛇
yǎo咬
，
shí十
nián年
pà怕
jǐng井
shéng绳
。
Once bitten by a snake, one fears a rope for ten years.
Jīn今
zhāo朝
yǒu有
jiǔ酒
jīn今
zhāo朝
zuì醉
，
bù不
guǎn管
míng明
rì日
chóu愁
lái来
chóu愁
。
Drink and be merry today, and worry about tomorrow's troubles tomorrow.