Chinese Word: 巢 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

巢HSK 6

Pinyin: cháo

English Definition: nest

Chinese Definition:
①鸟搭的窝，亦指蜂、蚁等动物的窝；借指敌人或盗贼的藏身之所：鸟巢。蜂巢。巢窟。匪巢。巢穴。
②姓氏。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 巛

Ideographic:A nest 巛田 built in a tree 木

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卵巢	luǎn cháo	ovary
鸟巢	niǎo cháo	bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
巢穴HSK 6	cháo xué	lair; nest; den; hideout
空巢	kōng cháo	empty nest; a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
蜂巢	fēng cháo	beehive; wasp's nest; honeycomb; fig. honeycomb figure

1		kē xué 科学 bāng zhù 帮助 jiě shì 解释 kōng cháo 空巢 zōng hé zhèng 综合症 Science helps make sense of the empty-nest syndrome
2		zhè ge 这个 niǎo cháo 鸟巢 jiàn zhù 建筑 shì de 似的 shè jì 设计 zhēn shi 真是 tài 太 dú tè 独特 le 了。 The design of this bird's nest-like building is truly unique.

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