周朝 Zhōu cháo ㄓㄡ ㄔㄠˊ zau1 ciu4
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周
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 下周 下週 xià zhōu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ haa6 zau1 next week
- 周到 zhōu dào ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ zau1 dou3 thoughtful
- 周围 周圍 zhōu wéi ㄓㄡ ㄨㄟˊ zau1 wai4 environs; surroundings; periphery
- 周密 zhōu mì ㄓㄡ ㄇㄧˋ zau1 mat6 careful; thorough; meticulous
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- 周旋 zhōu xuán ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ zau1 syun4 to mix with others
- 周详 周詳 zhōu xiáng ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˊ zau1 coeng4 meticulous
- 周转 周轉 zhōu zhuǎn ㄓㄡ ㄓㄨㄢˇ zau1 zyun2 to rotate
- 周游 周遊 zhōu yóu ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ zau1 jau4 to travel around
- 周边 周邊 zhōu biān ㄓㄡ ㄅㄧㄢ zau1 bin1 periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 周年 週年 zhōu nián ㄓㄡ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zau1 nin4 anniversary
- 周期 週期 zhōu qī ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧ zau1 kei4 period
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (idiom) as everyone knows
- 一周 yī zhōu ㄧ ㄓㄡ jat1 zau1 one week
- 不周 bù zhōu ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄡ bat1 zau1 not satisfactory
- 兆周 zhào zhōu ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄡ siu6 zau1 megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 千周 qiān zhōu ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ cin1 zau1 kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
朝
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 朝气 朝氣 zhāo qì ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ziu1 hei3 vitality
- 朝着 朝著 cháo zhe ㄔㄠˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ciu4 zoek6 towards
- 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄖˋ jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6 one day
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
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- 朝夕相处 朝夕相處 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨˇ ziu1 zik6 soeng1 cyu2 to spend all one's time together (idiom)
- 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6 full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
- 中朝 Zhōng Cháo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ zung1 ciu4 Sino-Korean
- 今朝 jīn zhāo ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ gam1 ziu1 (dialect) today
- 来朝 來朝 lái zhāo ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄠ loi4 ciu4 (literary) tomorrow (morning)
- 伪朝 偽朝 wěi cháo ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ ngai6 ciu4 illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty
- 元朝 Yuán cháo ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ jyun4 ciu4 Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 六朝 Liù Cháo ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ luk6 ciu4 Six Dynasties (220-589)
- 兲朝 Tiān cháo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄠˊ (derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝 Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
- 前朝 qián cháo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ cin4 ciu4 the previous dynasty
- 北朝 Běi Cháo ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ bak1 ciu4 Northern Dynasties (386-581)
- 南朝 Nán Cháo ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ naam4 ciu4 Southern Dynasties (420-589)
- 唐朝 Táng cháo ㄊㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ tong4 ciu4 Tang dynasty (618-907)
- 商朝 Shāng cháo ㄕㄤ ㄔㄠˊ soeng1 ciu4 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
- 国朝 國朝 guó cháo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄠˊ gwok3 ziu1 the current dynasty
Idioms with these characters
- 众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (idiom) as everyone knows
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- 周游列国 周遊列國 zhōu yóu liè guó ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zau1 jau4 lit6 gwok3 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
- 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng cháo tiān ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ bei6 hung2 ziu1 tin1 lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- 电光朝露 電光朝露 diàn guāng zhāo lù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ din6 gwong1 ziu1 lou6 flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
- 浮云朝露 浮雲朝露 fú yún zhāo lù ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ fau4 wan4 ziu1 lou6 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
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- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 灭此朝食 滅此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄓㄠ ㄕˊ mit6 ci2 ziu1 sik6 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- 热火朝天 熱火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān ㄖㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ jit6 fo2 ciu4 tin1 in full swing (idiom)
- 人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ jan4 sang1 ziu1 lou6 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 四脚朝天 四腳朝天 sì jiǎo cháo tiān ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sei3 goek3 ciu4 tin1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
- 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sou3 min6 ciu4 tin1 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃) (idiom)