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sāo

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sāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sāo | sao1
English translation
trouble
disturbance
rumpus
flirty
coquettish
abbr. for 離騷
>离骚 Lí Sāo [Lí Sāo]
literary writings
smell of urine
foul smell
male (animal) (dialect)
to annoy, to bother; to disturb, to harrass

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About sāo

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

sāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A flea  zǎo biting a horse  zǎo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of sāo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

马蚤

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Example sentences using sāo

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yǒu 什么 shénme 牢骚 láosāo jiù xuàn xiè 出来 chū lái ,不要 bù yào biē zài 肚子 dùzi .

Let off some steam. Get in out of your system.

那个 nà ge 胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ 看到 yǒu 可能 kěnéng 发生 fāshēng 骚乱 sāo luàn shí jiù liū kāi le .

Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward sneaked away.

zài 随后 suí hòu de 骚动 sāo dòng Zhōng , yòu yǒu rén 受伤 shòushāng .

In the ensuing confusion another eight persons were hurt.

士兵 shìbīng men 不断 bùduàn zuò 骚扰 sāorǎo xìng de 攻击 gōngjī 直至 zhí zhì 敌人 dírén gǎn chū 国境 guó jìng 为止 wéi zhǐ .

The soldiers harried the enemy out of the country.

酒吧 jiǔbā 客人 kèrén yīn 制造 zhìzào 骚乱 sāo luàn ér bèi .

The patron of the bar was ejected for creating a disturbance.

Words with sāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
骚扰 sāorǎo to disturb騷擾
sāo trouble sāo
性骚扰 xìng sāo rǎo sexual harassment性騷擾
骚乱 sāo luàn riot騷亂
风骚 fēng sāo literary excellence風騷
骚动 sāo dòng uproar騷動
发牢骚 fā láo sāo to whine發牢騷
牢骚 láosāo discontent牢騷
独领风骚 dú lǐng fēng sāo most outstanding獨領風騷
拿骚 Ná sāo Nassau, capital of The Bahamas拿騷
骚货 sāo huò slut騷貨
离骚 Lí Sāo Sorrow at Parting, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 Qū Yuán in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞 Chǔ cí 離騷
满腹牢骚 mǎn fù láo sāo discontent滿腹牢騷
骚客 sāo kè literati騷客
骚乱者 sāo luàn zhě a rioter騷亂者
骚体 sāo tǐ poetry in the style of 離騷|离骚 Lí Sāo [Lí​Sāo]騷體
骚话 sāo huà obscenities騷話
骚闹 sāo nào noisy騷鬧

sāo Decomposition & Compounds

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sāo Decomposition

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