Chinese Character Dictionary

朝

Cháo

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiăn] Korea

朝三暮四

zhāo sān mù sì

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon

朝不保夕

zhāo bù băo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

朝不虑夕

zhāo bù lu:4 xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

朝中

Cháo Zhōng

North Korea-China

朝中社

Cháo zhōng shè

abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Cháo xiăn Zhōng yāng Tōng xùn shè]

朝乾夕惕

zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

朝代

cháo dài

dynasty

朝令夕改

zhāo lìng xī găi

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

朝前

cháo qián

facing forwards

朝劳动党

Cháo láo dòng dăng

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝向

cháo xiàng

toward

朝夕

zhāo xī

morning and night

朝天

Cháo tiān

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guăng yuán shì], Sichuan

朝天区

Cháo tiān qū

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guăng yuán shì], Sichuan

朝山进香

cháo shān jìn xiāng

to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)

朝廷

cháo tíng

court

朝后

cháo hòu

backwards

朝思暮想

zhāo sī mù xiăng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

朝战

Cháo Zhàn

abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争[Cháo xiăn Zhàn zhēng], Korean War (190-193)

朝房

cháo fáng

reception room for officials (in former times)

朝拜

cháo bài

to worship

朝拜圣山

cháo bài shèng shān

a pilgrimage to a holy mountain

朝族

Cháo zú

Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China

朝日

Zhāo rì

Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)

朝日放送

Cháo rì Fàng sòng

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

朝日新闻

Zhāo rì Xīn wén

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

朝服

cháo fú

court dress in former times

朝朝暮暮

zhāo zhāo mù mù

from dawn to dusk

朝核问题

Cháo hé wèn tí

Korean nuclear problem

朝歌

Zhāo gē

Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝

朝歌镇

Zhāo gē zhèn

Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan

朝气

zhāo qì

vitality

朝气蓬勃

zhāo qì péng bó

full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous

朝永振一郎

Cháo yŏng Zhèn yī láng

TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 196 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger

朝珠

cháo zhū

court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)

朝秦暮楚

zhāo Qín mù Chŭ

serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

朝纲

cháo gāng

laws and discipline of imperial court

朝圣

cháo shèng

to make a pilgrimage

朝圣者

cháo shèng zhĕ

pilgrim

朝闻夕改

zhāo wén xī găi

lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening

朝臣

cháo chén

court councilor

朝花夕拾

Zhāo huā xī shī

"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lŭ Xùn]

朝着

cháo zhe

facing

朝见

cháo jiàn

to have an audience (with the Emperor)

朝觐

cháo jìn

to give audience (of emperor)

朝贡

cháo gòng

to present tribute (to the emperor)

朝过夕改

zhāo guò xī găi

to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)

朝野

cháo yĕ

all levels of society

朝门

cháo mén

entrance portal (to a palace)

朝阳

Cháo yáng

Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality

朝阳区

Cháo yáng qū

Chaoyang inner district of Beijing

朝阳地区

Zhāo yáng dì qū

Zhaoyang district in Liaoning

朝阳市

Cháo yáng shì

Chaoyang prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

朝阳产业

zhāo yáng chăn yè

sunrise industry

朝阳县

Cháo yáng xiàn

Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning

朝阳门

Cháo yáng mén

Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing

朝雨

zhāo yŭ

morning rain

朝露

zhāo lù

morning dew

朝露暮霭

zhāo lù mù ăi

morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral