Chinese words starting with “chao”
24 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable chao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial ch · final ao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 11
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 超过chāo guòHSK 2
to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
- 超级chāo jíHSK 3
super-; ultra-; hyper-
- 吵架chǎo jiàHSK 3
to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
- 超市chāo shìHSK 2
supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
All 24 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 超 | chāo | v,h | to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super- | |
| 2 | 朝 | cháo | p,tg,b,v,q | imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards | |
| 3 | 炒 | chǎo | v | to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) | |
| 4 | 吵 | chǎo | v | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 5 | 超越 | chāo yuè | v,vn | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend | |
| 6 | 潮 | cháo | n | tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard | |
| 7 | 超出 | chāo chū | v | to exceed; to overstep; to go too far; to encroach | |
| 8 | 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | v,vn | to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision | |
| 9 | 潮流 | cháo liú | n | tide; current; trend | |
| 10 | 抄 | chāo | v | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | |
| 11 | 朝着 | cháo zhe | p | towards | |
| 12 | 钞票 | chāo piào | n | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) | |
| 13 | 潮湿 | cháo shī | a,an | damp; moist | |
| 14 | 超速 | chāo sù | v,vn | to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed | |
| 15 | 炒作 | chǎo zuò | v | to hype; to promote (in the media) | |
| 16 | 超标 | chāo biāo | v | to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive | |
| 17 | 超前 | chāo qián | a,ad | to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack; to take the lead; advanced | |
| 18 | 抄袭 | chāo xí | v | to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy | |
| 19 | 嘲弄 | cháo nòng | v,vn | to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of | |
| 20 | 超车 | chāo chē | v | to overtake (another car) | |
| 21 | 炒股 | chǎo gǔ | v | (coll.) to speculate in stocks | |
| 22 | 抄写 | chāo xiě | v,vn | to copy; to transcribe | |
| 23 | 朝代 | cháo dài | n | dynasty; reign (of a king) | |
| 24 | 吵嘴 | chǎo zuǐ | v | to quarrel |
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