Chinese Word: 潮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

潮HSK 5

Pinyin: cháo

English Definition: tide; current; damp; moist; humid

Chinese Definition:
①海水因为受了日月的引力而定时涨落的现象：潮水。潮汐。涨潮。落潮。潮汛。潮流。潮涌。
②像潮水那样汹涌起伏的：思潮。热潮。新潮。潮红。潮热。心潮澎湃。
③湿：潮气。返潮。潮湿。
④方言，技术不高：手艺潮。

Antonyms: 干

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:朝 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 朝 [ cháo ] to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning

Similar Characters: 嘲漸

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高潮HSK 6	gāo cháo	high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song)
潮流HSK 6	cháo liú	tide; current; trend
热潮	rè cháo	upsurge; popular craze
思潮	sī cháo	tide of thought; way of thinking characteristic of a historical period; Zeitgeist
浪潮	làng cháo	wave; tides

1		xià wǔ 下午 de 的 cháo shuǐ 潮水 dài lái 带来 le 了 dà liàng 大量 de 的 làng huā 浪花。 The afternoon tide brought in a lot of waves.
2		cháo shī 潮湿 de 的 kōng qì 空气 ràng 让 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 fēi cháng 非常 nán shòu 难受。 The humid air makes me feel very uncomfortable.
3		jī dòng rén xīn 激动人心 de 的 yīn yuè 音乐 lìng rén 令人 chén jìn yú 沉浸于 gāo cháo 高潮 zhōng 中。 The exciting music immerses people in a climax.
4		tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 gēn suí 跟随 zhe 着 liú xíng 流行 cháo liú 潮流 lái 来 chuān yī fú 穿衣服。 She always follows the trend to dress herself.
5		zhè xiē 这些 huǒ chái 火柴 bù hǎo 不好 diǎn 点， kě néng 可能 shì 是 tài 太 cháo shī 潮湿 le 了。 These matches are difficult to light, probably because they're too damp.

1		xià wǔ 下午 de 的 cháo shuǐ 潮水 dài lái 带来 le 了 dà liàng 大量 de 的 làng huā 浪花。 The afternoon tide brought in a lot of waves.
2		cháo shī 潮湿 de 的 kōng qì 空气 ràng 让 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 fēi cháng 非常 nán shòu 难受。 The humid air makes me feel very uncomfortable.
3		jī dòng rén xīn 激动人心 de 的 yīn yuè 音乐 lìng rén 令人 chén jìn yú 沉浸于 gāo cháo 高潮 zhōng 中。 The exciting music immerses people in a climax.
4		tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 gēn suí 跟随 zhe 着 liú xíng 流行 cháo liú 潮流 lái 来 chuān yī fú 穿衣服。 She always follows the trend to dress herself.
5		zhè xiē 这些 huǒ chái 火柴 bù hǎo 不好 diǎn 点， kě néng 可能 shì 是 tài 太 cháo shī 潮湿 le 了。 These matches are difficult to light, probably because they're too damp.