chao

Thân thiện

Chim cò chao đôi cánh trên cánh đồng.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Soya cheese / Fermented bean curd: A food product made from tofu fermented in a solution of rice wine and salt.
   • Lampshade: A part, often shaped like a truncated cone, placed over a light bulb to direct the light downward.

2. Verb:

   • To dip and swish / To wash by rocking: To move something (like feet or a basket) back and forth in water, typically to clean it.
   • To rock / To sway / To tilt: To swing or lean quickly from one side to the other and back again.
   • To dive (for an aircraft): To descend rapidly and steeply.

3. Interjection:

   • Oh! / Ah!: An exclamation uttered upon a sudden emotion, such as surprise or admiration.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Mẹ mua một hũ chao để ăn với cơm. (Mom bought a jar of soya cheese to eat with rice.)
  • Chao đèn này làm bằng vải. (This lampshade is made of fabric.)

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy chao chân trong nước mát. (She swished her feet in the cool water.)
  • Con thuyền chao nghiêng vì sóng lớn. (The boat rocked heavily because of the big waves.)
  • Máy bay chao xuống rất nhanh. (The airplane dove down very quickly.)

• Interjection:

  • Chao! Bông hoa này thơm quá! (Oh! This flower is so fragrant!)

Advanced Usage

• "chao tôm": To catch shrimp/crayfish using a dip net (a method involving a rocking or swinging motion).
  • Ngư dân ra sông chao tôm. (The fisherman went to the river to catch shrimp with a dip net.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chao đèn (n): Lampshade. A specific compound for the noun form.
• Đậu phụ nhự (n): Another term for fermented bean curd (soya cheese).

Synonyms

• Noun: Fermented tofu, bean curd cheese.
• Verb (to rock): To sway, to tilt, to oscillate.
• Verb (to wash): To rinse, to swill.
• Interjection: Oh, ah, wow.

Related Idioms

• Chao đảo: To be in turmoil; to be unstable or shaken (often used for societies or economies).
  • Thị trường chứng khoán chao đảo. (The stock market is in turmoil.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Soya cheese
   • chao đèn Lamp-shade

verb

1. To dip in water and wash by rocking
   • chao chân ở cầu ao
     to wash one's feet at a pond's pier by rocking them in the water
   • chao rổ rau
     to wash a basket of vegetables by rocking it in the water
2. To rock, to swing
   • con thuyền chao qua chao lại như đưa võng
     the boat rocked like a hammock

excl

1. Oh
   • chao! trăng đẹp quá
     oh, how beautiful the moon is!