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zào

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zào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zào | zao4
English translation
hot-tempered
impatient
tense, irritable; rash, hot-tempered

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About zào

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

zào

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

foot

Etymology of zào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足喿

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

zào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zào

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虽然 suīrán 贺龙 Hè Lóng 性格 xìnggé 急躁 jízào , 但是 dànshì hěn 谦虚 qiānxū .

Although he is impetuous, Ho Lung is very humble.

众人 zhòng rén 烦躁 fán zào de rǎng zhāo .

The irritated students wondered. They began to stir uneasily.

mǎi le duǒ 玫瑰花 méi guī huā ,焦躁 jiāo zào de zài 餐厅 cāntīng 寻找 xúnzhǎo de 身影 shēn yǐng .

I bought a rose and restlessly searched for her in the restaurant.

sūn 眉毛 méimao tǐng , 心头 xīn tóu de 焦躁 jiāo zào 好像 hǎoxiàng 减轻 jiǎn qīng le 些微.

Wu Sun - fu's irascibility appeared to have abated somewhat , for his frown disappeared.

觉得 juéde hěn 烦躁 fán zào , tóu shēn jìn le 冷水 lěng shuǐ Zhōng .

He felt fidgety and immersed his head in the cold water.

Words with zào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
烦躁 fán zào jittery煩躁
暴躁 bào zào irascible暴躁 bào zào
zào impatient zào
急躁 jízào irritable急躁 jízào
浮躁 fú zào restless浮躁 fú zào
焦躁 jiāo zào fretful焦躁 jiāo zào
狂躁 kuáng zào rash狂躁 kuáng zào
躁动 zào dòng commotion躁動
戒骄戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool戒驕戒躁
躁狂症 zào kuáng zhèng mania躁狂症 zào kuáng zhèng
少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào don't be impatient少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào

zào Decomposition & Compounds

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zào Decomposition

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