Chinese Word: 佻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

佻

Pinyin: tiāo

English Definition: frivolous; unsteady; delay

Chinese Definition:
①轻薄，不庄重：轻佻。佻薄。佻巧(ａ．轻佻巧诈；b．文辞细巧而不严肃)。
②窃取，偷：“佻天之功以为己力”。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 人

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 兆 [ zhào ] omen; mega-, million

Similar Characters: 洮

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轻佻	qīng tiāo	frivolous; coquettish
亵狎轻佻	xiè xiá qīng tiāo	to be intimate with and act frivolously (idiom)
轻佻儇薄	qīng tiāo xuān bó	light and fragile (idiom)

1		qǐng wèn 请问 tiāo 佻 de 的 fáng jiān 房间 hào 号？ What's your room number, please?
2		nǐ 你 shì 是 tiāo 佻 de 的 qún zi 裙子 ma 吗？ Is this your skirt?
3		tā 她 wán 完 yāng 央 tiāo 佻 chéng 成 qù 去 gòu wù 购物。 She's all for going shopping.
4		wǒ 我 mǎ shàng 马上 bǎ 把 tiāo 佻 de 的 zhàng dān 账单 suàn 算 hǎo 好。 I'll have your bill ready in a moment.
5		rú guǒ 如果 tiāo 佻 dào 到 shí hou 时候 bù 不 lái 来， kǒng pà 恐怕 wǒ men 我们 zhǐ hǎo 只好 qǔ xiāo 取消 yù dìng 预订。 If you don't come before this, I'm afraid we'll have to cancel the reservation.

1		qǐng wèn 请问 tiāo 佻 de 的 fáng jiān 房间 hào 号？ What's your room number, please?
2		nǐ 你 shì 是 tiāo 佻 de 的 qún zi 裙子 ma 吗？ Is this your skirt?
3		tā 她 wán 完 yāng 央 tiāo 佻 chéng 成 qù 去 gòu wù 购物。 She's all for going shopping.
4		wǒ 我 mǎ shàng 马上 bǎ 把 tiāo 佻 de 的 zhàng dān 账单 suàn 算 hǎo 好。 I'll have your bill ready in a moment.
5		rú guǒ 如果 tiāo 佻 dào 到 shí hou 时候 bù 不 lái 来， kǒng pà 恐怕 wǒ men 我们 zhǐ hǎo 只好 qǔ xiāo 取消 yù dìng 预订。 If you don't come before this, I'm afraid we'll have to cancel the reservation.