巢
cháo
Pinyin

Definition

巢
 - 
cháo
  1. nest
巢
 - 
Cháo
  1. surname Chao

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

剿
chāo
  1. 1 to plagiarize
剿
jiǎo
  1. 1 to destroy
  2. 2 to extirpate
剿
chāo
  1. 1 variant: 剿 chāo
剿
jiǎo
  1. 1 variant: 剿 jiǎo
缫
sāo
  1. 1 to reel silk from cocoons

Related Words (13)

雀巢
Què cháo
  1. 1 Nestlé
卵巢
luǎn cháo
  1. 1 ovary
巢湖
Cháo hú
  1. 1 Chaohu prefecture-level city in Anhui
  2. 2 Chaohu lake
香巢
xiāng cháo
  1. 1 a love nest
  2. 2 a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
鸟巢
niǎo cháo
  1. 1 bird's nest
  2. 2 nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium

Idioms (5)

倾巢来犯
qīng cháo lái fàn
  1. 1 to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. 2 no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
  1. 1 the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
  2. 2 to reap where one has not sown

Sample Sentences

曾晶介绍，味觉和咀嚼功能减退、胃肠蠕动减慢、消化液分泌减少，这些都会影响老年人的食欲和消化吸收能力；空巢状态、独居老人可能会饮食上更为简单随意。这些都会导致老年人饮食营养摄入不均衡，最终影响健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，wèijué hé jǔjué gōngnéng jiǎntuì 、wèi cháng rúdòng jiǎnmàn 、xiāohuàyè fēnmì jiǎnshǎo ，zhèxiē dōu huì yǐngxiǎng lǎoniánrén de shíyù hé xiāohuà xīshōu nénglì ；kōngcháo zhuàngtài 、dújū lǎorén kěnéng huì yǐnshí shàng gèngwéi jiǎndān suíyì 。zhèxiē dōu huì dǎozhì lǎoniánrén yǐnshí yíngyǎng shèrù bù jūnhéng ，zuìzhōng yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing explains reduction of taste and chewing function, gastrointestinal motility slowed down, and decreased digestive juice secretion, which all affected the appetite and digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly; empty nest state, elderly people living alone may be more simple and casual. These will lead to an imbalance in the nutritional intake of the elderly and ultimately affect their health.
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不管是开瓶器也好，军刀、牙膏也好，总之这些争议也大大地提升了这栋楼的人气。就像北京的央视大楼，奥运会的鸟巢和水立方，大家越争，它们越火。
bùguǎn shì kāipíngqì yěhǎo ，jūndāo 、yágāo yěhǎo ，zǒngzhī zhèxiē zhēngyì yě dàdà de tíshēng le zhè dòng lóu de rénqì 。jiù xiàng Běijīng de Yāngshìdàlóu ，Àoyùnhuì de Niǎocháo hé Shuǐlìfāng ，dàjiā yuè zhēng ，tāmen yuè huǒ 。
Regardless of whether or not it looks like a bottle opener, a saber, or toothpaste, these kinds of arguments actually help make people more aware of these buildings. Like Beijing's CCTV building, the Olympic Bird's Nest, and the Water Cube. The more people talk about them, the more popular they become.
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不过离我们结婚还有三个月呢，应该来得及。啊，我们爱的小巢马上就要诞生了。
bùguò lí wǒmen jiéhūn hái yǒu sān ge yuè ne ，yīnggāi láidejí 。à ，wǒmen ài de xiǎocháo mǎshàng jiùyào dànshēng le 。
But we still have three months until we get married. There should be enough time. Ah, our little nest will soon come into being.
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