cháo

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

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Words Containing 朝

有朝一日
yǒu zhāo yī rì

one day

朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon

朝代
cháo dài

dynasty

朝夕相处
zhāo xī xiāng chǔ

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

朝气蓬勃
zhāo qì péng bó

full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous

朝着
cháo zhe

towards

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)

一朝天子一朝臣
yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén

new emperor, new officials (idiom)

中朝
zhōng cháo

Sino-Korean

人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

今朝
jīn zhāo

(dialect) today

今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì

to live in the moment (idiom)

来朝
lái zhāo

(literary) tomorrow (morning)

俄中朝
é zhōng cháo

Russia, China and North Korea

倭马亚王朝
wō mǎ yà wáng cháo

Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate

伪朝
wěi cháo

illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty

元朝
yuán cháo

Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

六朝
liù cháo

Six Dynasties (220-589)

六朝四大家
liù cháo sì dà jiā

Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[cáo bù xīng], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[gù kǎi zhī], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[lù tàn wēi] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[zhāng sēng yóu]

六朝时代
liù cháo shí dài

the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang

冀朝铸
jì cháo zhù

Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat

前朝
qián cháo

the previous dynasty

北朝
běi cháo

Northern Dynasties (386-581)

北朝鲜
běi cháo xiǎn

North Korea

南北朝
nán běi cháo

Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)

南朝
nán cháo

Southern Dynasties (420-589)

南朝宋
nán cháo sòng

Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing

南朝梁
nán cháo liáng

Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)

南朝陈
nán cháo chén

Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)

南朝鲜
nán cháo xiǎn

South Korea

南朝齐
nán cháo qí

Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)

危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù

precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù

precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time

吐蕃王朝
tǔ bō wáng cháo

Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD

周朝
zhōu cháo

Zhou Dynasty

周王朝
zhōu wáng cháo

the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC

唐朝
táng cháo

Tang dynasty (618-907)

商朝
shāng cháo

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)

喀拉汗王朝
kā lā hán wáng cháo

Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century

四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

国朝
guó cháo

the current dynasty

在朝
zài cháo

sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)

夏朝
xià cháo

Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)

夏王朝
xià wáng cháo

Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC

夕发朝至
xī fā zhāo zhì

to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning

天朝
tiān cháo

Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China

孔雀王朝
kǒng què wáng cháo

Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)

宋朝
sòng cháo

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

底朝天
dǐ cháo tiān

upside down

延边朝鲜族自治州
yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[yán jí shì]

抗美援朝
kàng měi yuán cháo

Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)

改朝
gǎi cháo

to transition to a new dynasty

改朝换代
gǎi cháo huàn dài

to transition to a new dynasty or regime

新朝
xīn cháo

the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han

新罗王朝
xīn luó wáng cháo

Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD

日朝
rì cháo

Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)

明朝
míng cháo

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

明朝
míng zhāo

tomorrow morning

明朝体
míng cháo tǐ

Mincho font

晋朝
jìn cháo

Jin Dynasty (265-420)

有朝
yǒu zhāo

one day; sometime in the future

朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

朝不虑夕
zhāo bù lǜ xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

朝中
cháo zhōng

North Korea-China

朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

朝前
cháo qián

facing forwards

朝劳动党
cháo láo dòng dǎng

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝向
cháo xiàng

toward

朝夕
zhāo xī

morning and night

朝天
cháo tiān

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan

朝天区
cháo tiān qū

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan

朝天椒
cháo tiān jiāo

chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)

朝山进香
cháo shān jìn xiāng

to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)

朝廷
cháo tíng

court

朝后
cháo hòu

backwards

朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

朝房
cháo fáng

reception room for officials (in former times)

朝拜
cháo bài

to worship

朝拜圣山
cháo bài shèng shān

a pilgrimage to a holy mountain

朝族
cháo zú

Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China

朝日
zhāo rì

Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)

朝日放送
zhāo rì fàng sòng

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

朝日新闻
zhāo rì xīn wén

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

朝曦
zhāo xī

early morning sunlight

朝服
cháo fú

court dress in former times

朝朝
zhāo zhāo

every day (archaic)

朝朝暮暮
zhāo zhāo mù mù

from dawn to dusk

朝核问题
cháo hé wèn tí

Korean nuclear problem

朝歌
zhāo gē

Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝

朝歌镇
zhāo gē zhèn

Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan

朝气
zhāo qì

vitality

朝永振一郎
cháo yǒng zhèn yī láng

TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger

朝珠
cháo zhū

court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)

朝生暮死
zhāo shēng mù sǐ

lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)

朝秦暮楚
zhāo qín mù chǔ

serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

朝纲
cháo gāng

laws and discipline of imperial court

朝圣
cháo shèng

to make a pilgrimage

朝圣者
cháo shèng zhě

pilgrim

朝闻夕改
zhāo wén xī gǎi

lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening

朝臣
cháo chén

court councilor

朝花夕拾
zhāo huā xī shí

\Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk\, a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

朝见
cháo jiàn

to have an audience (with the Emperor)

朝觐
cháo jìn

to give audience (of emperor)

朝贡
cháo gòng

to present tribute (to the emperor)

朝过夕改
zhāo guò xī gǎi

to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)

朝野
cháo yě

all levels of society

朝门
cháo mén

entrance portal (to a palace)

朝阳
cháo yáng

Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality

朝阳
zhāo yáng

the morning sun

朝阳区
cháo yáng qū

Chaoyang inner district of Beijing

朝阳地区
zhāo yáng dì qū

Zhaoyang district in Liaoning

朝阳市
cháo yáng shì

Chaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

朝阳产业
zhāo yáng chǎn yè

sunrise industry

朝阳县
cháo yáng xiàn

Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

朝阳门
cháo yáng mén

Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing

朝雨
zhāo yǔ

morning rain

朝露
zhāo lù

morning dew

朝露暮霭
zhāo lù mù ǎi

morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral

朝露溘至
zhāo lù kè zhì

the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

朝韩
cháo hán

North and South Korea

朝饔夕飧
zhāo yōng xī sūn

lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)

朝鲜
cháo xiǎn

North Korea

朝鲜中央通讯社
cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng tōng xùn shè

North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)

朝鲜人
cháo xiǎn rén

North Korean (person)

朝鲜八道
cháo xiǎn bā dào

the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea

朝鲜劳动党
cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝鲜半岛
cháo xiǎn bàn dǎo

Korean Peninsula

朝鲜太宗
cháo xiǎn tài zōng

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

朝鲜字母
cháo xiǎn zì mǔ

hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet

朝鲜战争
cháo xiǎn zhàn zhēng

Korean War (1950-1953)

朝鲜文
cháo xiǎn wén

Korean written language

朝鲜族
cháo xiǎn zú

Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)

朝鲜日报
cháo xiǎn rì bào

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper

朝鲜核谈
cháo xiǎn hé tán

talks on North Korea's nuclear program

朝鲜民主主义人民共和国
cháo xiǎn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì rén mín gòng hé guó

People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)

朝鲜海峡
cháo xiǎn hǎi xiá

Korea Strait

朝鲜筝
cháo xiǎn zhēng

gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

朝鲜总督府
cháo xiǎn zǒng dū fǔ

Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945

朝鲜语
cháo xiǎn yǔ

Korean language

本朝
běn cháo

the current dynasty

李朝威
lǐ cháo wēi

Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传

李氏朝鲜
lǐ shì cháo xiǎn

Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)

柬吴哥王朝
jiǎn wú gē wáng cháo

Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431

梁朝
liáng cháo

Liang Dynasty (502-557)

历朝通俗演义
lì cháo tōng sú yǎn yì

Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩

沙法维王朝
shā fǎ wéi wáng cháo

Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722

浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù

floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

清朝
qīng cháo

Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

清皇朝
qīng huáng cháo

Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

源赖朝
yuán lài cháo

MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[lián cāng mù fǔ]

溘先朝露
kè xiān zhāo lù

the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí

lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed

汉朝
hàn cháo

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

热火朝天
rè huǒ cháo tiān

in full swing (idiom)

王朝
wáng cháo

dynasty

白羊朝
bái yáng cháo

Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)

皇朝
huáng cháo

the imperial court

秦朝
qín cháo

Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)

素面朝天
sù miàn cháo tiān

lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi]) (idiom)

美朝
měi cháo

US and North Korea

圣朝
shèng cháo

the current imperial dynasty

胳膊肘朝外拐
gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi

lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)

临朝
lín cháo

to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)

花朝月夕
huā zhāo yuè xī

a beautiful day

花朝节
huā zhāo jié

Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February

莫卧儿王朝
mò wò ér wáng cháo

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

蒲甘王朝
pú gān wáng cháo

Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287

萨桑王朝
sà sāng wáng cháo

Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)

萨珊王朝
sà shān wáng cháo

Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)

萨非王朝
sà fēi wáng cháo

Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722

卫氏朝鲜
wèi shì cháo xiǎn

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

卫满朝鲜
wèi mǎn cháo xiǎn

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

访朝
fǎng cháo

to visit North Korea

贺朝
hè cháo

He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet

身先朝露
shēn xiān zhāo lù

body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

辍朝
chuò cháo

to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune

都铎王朝
dū duó wáng cháo

Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603

金朝
jīn cháo

Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhēn] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty

长白朝鲜族自治县
cháng bái cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[bái shān], Jilin

阿拔斯王朝
ā bá sī wáng cháo

Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate

阿黑门尼德王朝
ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo

Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)

隋朝
suí cháo

Sui dynasty (581-617)

电光朝露
diàn guāng zhāo lù

flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral

面朝黄土背朝天
miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān

face to the ground, back to the sky

韩朝
hán cháo

North and South Korea

头朝下
tóu cháo xià

head down

养兵千日,用在一朝
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo

lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)

高丽朝
gāo lí cháo

Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392

高丽王朝
gāo lí wáng cháo

Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392

魏晋南北朝
wèi jìn nán běi cháo

Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties

黑汗王朝
hēi hán wáng cháo

Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century