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Meaning of 曹

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Pinyin: cáo
English Definition: class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old); surname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state
Chinese Definition:
①等,辈:尔曹(你们)。吾曹。
②古代分科办事的官署:部曹(中国明、清两代各部司曹的通称,源于汉代曹史的简称,相当于郡守的总务长)。
③诉讼的原告、被告两方。
④姓氏。
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Example Words
阴曹 yīn cáo hell; the inferno
萧规曹随 xiāo guī cáo suí lit. Xiao's 萧何 (idiom); fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor; to follow precedent
身在曹营心在汉 shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom); to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else
曹丕 cáo Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操 , king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝 , also a noted calligrapher
曹参 cáo cān Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 刘邦 [Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚汉战争 [Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]; also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]
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Example Sentences
1
"Many women earned less [in] bonuses this year, " says Mr. Cao.
2
Mr. Cao, the Beijing flight company owner, said the state meteorological agency also must be consulted.
3
"It is the first time for us to find such an existence in the excavation history, " Cao said.
4
Like Pinocchio, he suffers from a nose that grows longer every time he tells a lie.
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Sentencing was adjourned for an hour after Cao collapsed in the dock where he had sat throughout the three-week trial beside security officers and a translator.