cháo
noun #9,428

Measure Word

一个

Meanings

  1. 1 nest; lair; den
  2. 2 hideout; base (of criminals)

Examples

Niǎo'ér zài shù shang zhù le yī ge cháo.
The bird built a nest in the tree.
Jǐngfāng dǎohuǐ le fànzuì tuánhuǒ de lǎocháo.
The police destroyed the criminal gang's hideout.
Fēngcháo lǐ yǒu chéngqiānshàngwàn zhī mìfēng.
There are tens of thousands of bees in the beehive.

Tips

usage
forms many compounds: 鸟巢 (niǎocháo, bird's nest), 蜂巢 (fēngcháo, beehive), 老巢 (lǎocháo, lair/hideout), 巢穴 (cháoxué, den).

In Pop Culture

鸟巢 Niǎocháo
Bird's Nest
Beijing National Stadium, built for the 2008 Olympics

Stroke Order

cháo