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chóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chóu | chou2
English translation
old variant of chóu [chóu]
variant of chóu [chóu]
to toast, to entertain; to reward, to compensate

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About chóu

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

chóu

Contains the radical

yǒu

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

wine

Etymology of chóu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

酉州

Semantic compound

yǒu

Phonetic compound

zhōu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and zhōu represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using chóu

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这样 zhè yàng kāi Chē de 报酬 bàochou zhǐ yǒu 2 Máo 5 fēn Qián .

The compensation paid for such a trip was only twenty - five cents.

唐纳德 Táng nà dé 得到 dé dào de 报酬 bàochou 实际 shíjì zhēng de yāo duō .

Donald was paid more than he really earns.

zhè jiā 出版社 chū bǎn shè 提高 tígāo le 这部传记 zhuànjì de 预约 yù yuē 稿酬 gǎo chóu ,愿比竞争 jìngzhēng 对手 duìshǒu duō 1000 Yuán .

The publisher upped the ante for the biography by offering 1000 yuan.

承认 chéngrèn , shì 性格 xìnggé 怪僻 guài pì de rén , jué shì 容易 róngyì 亲近 qīn jìn de , 不会 bù huì 应酬 yìngchou , zài 某些 mǒu xiē 方面 fāngmiàn ,行为 xíngwéi 乖张 guāi zhāng .

I am of a peculiar disposition - I own that - far from facile, without address , in some points eccentric.

jiāng 得到 dé dào 酬劳 chóu láo de 职员 zhí yuán 如此 rú cǐ

You will be remunerated and so will your staff.

Words with chóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
报酬 bàochou reward報酬
chóu to repay chóu
应酬 yìngchou social niceties應酬
酬劳 chóu láo reward酬勞
酬金 chóu jīn monetary reward酬金 chóu jīn
酬谢 chóu xiè to thank with a gift酬謝
酬宾 chóu bīn bargain sale酬賓
稿酬 gǎo chóu fee paid to an author for a piece of writing稿酬 gǎo chóu
同工同酬 tóng gōng tóng chóu equal pay for equal work同工同酬 tóng gōng tóng chóu
天道酬勤 tiān dào chóu qín Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)天道酬勤 tiān dào chóu qín
酬报 chóu bào to repay酬報
酬答 chóu dá to thank with a gift酬答 chóu dá
酬应 chóu yìng social interaction酬應
酬酢 chóu zuò to exchange toasts酬酢 chóu zuò
酬对 chóu duì to answer酬對

chóu Decomposition & Compounds

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chóu Decomposition

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