Chinese Word: 曹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

曹

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。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 曰

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime

Similar Characters: 曺

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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 pī	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		“ jīn nián 今年， xǔ duō 许多 fù nǚ 妇女 de 的 jiǎng jīn 奖金 suō shuǐ 缩水 le 了 ” ， cáo xiān shēng 曹先生 biǎo shì 表示。 "Many women earned less [in] bonuses this year, " says Mr. Cao.
2		běi jīng 北京 háng kōng gōng sī 航空公司 suǒ yǒu rén 所有人 cáo xiān shēng 曹先生 shuō 说， hái 还 bì xū 必须 zī xún 咨询 guó jiā 国家 qì xiàng jú 气象局。 Mr. Cao, the Beijing flight company owner, said the state meteorological agency also must be consulted.
3		“ duì 对 wǒ men 我们 lái shuō 来说 zhè zhǒng 这种 qíng kuàng 情况 zài 在 bīng mǎ yǒng 兵马俑 kǎo gǔ shǐ 考古史 shàng 上 hái shi 还是 shǒu cì 首次， ” cáo 曹 shuō 说。 "It is the first time for us to find such an existence in the excavation history, " Cao said.
4		xiàng 像 tóng huà 童话 gù shì 故事 zhōng 中 de 的 pī nuò cáo 匹诺曹 yí yàng 一样， tā 他 měi 每 shuō 说 yí cì 一次 huǎng huà 谎话， bí zi 鼻子 jiù 就 huì 会 biàn 变 cháng 长。 Like Pinocchio, he suffers from a nose that grows longer every time he tells a lie.
5		yīn 因 cáo 曹 hūn dǎo 昏倒 zài 在 bèi gào xí 被告席 shàng 上， xuān pàn 宣判 bèi 被 tuī chí 推迟 yì xiǎo shí 一小时。 zài 在 sān zhōu 三周 cháng 长 de 的 shěn pàn 审判 zhōng 中， tā 他 zài 在 bèi gào xí 被告席 shàng 上 chū tíng 出庭， páng biān 旁边 zé 则 shì 是 bǎo ān 保安 rén yuán 人员 hé 和 fān yì 翻译。 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.

More Sentences

1		“ jīn nián 今年， xǔ duō 许多 fù nǚ 妇女 de 的 jiǎng jīn 奖金 suō shuǐ 缩水 le 了 ” ， cáo xiān shēng 曹先生 biǎo shì 表示。 "Many women earned less [in] bonuses this year, " says Mr. Cao.
2		běi jīng 北京 háng kōng gōng sī 航空公司 suǒ yǒu rén 所有人 cáo xiān shēng 曹先生 shuō 说， hái 还 bì xū 必须 zī xún 咨询 guó jiā 国家 qì xiàng jú 气象局。 Mr. Cao, the Beijing flight company owner, said the state meteorological agency also must be consulted.
3		“ duì 对 wǒ men 我们 lái shuō 来说 zhè zhǒng 这种 qíng kuàng 情况 zài 在 bīng mǎ yǒng 兵马俑 kǎo gǔ shǐ 考古史 shàng 上 hái shi 还是 shǒu cì 首次， ” cáo 曹 shuō 说。 "It is the first time for us to find such an existence in the excavation history, " Cao said.
4		xiàng 像 tóng huà 童话 gù shì 故事 zhōng 中 de 的 pī nuò cáo 匹诺曹 yí yàng 一样， tā 他 měi 每 shuō 说 yí cì 一次 huǎng huà 谎话， bí zi 鼻子 jiù 就 huì 会 biàn 变 cháng 长。 Like Pinocchio, he suffers from a nose that grows longer every time he tells a lie.
5		yīn 因 cáo 曹 hūn dǎo 昏倒 zài 在 bèi gào xí 被告席 shàng 上， xuān pàn 宣判 bèi 被 tuī chí 推迟 yì xiǎo shí 一小时。 zài 在 sān zhōu 三周 cháng 长 de 的 shěn pàn 审判 zhōng 中， tā 他 zài 在 bèi gào xí 被告席 shàng 上 chū tíng 出庭， páng biān 旁边 zé 则 shì 是 bǎo ān 保安 rén yuán 人员 hé 和 fān yì 翻译。 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.

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