ChinesePod

1 Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality
2 Chaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
3 Chaoyang district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
4 Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Cháo yáng], Liaoning

朝鲜

Cháo xiǎn

1 North Korea
2 Korea as geographic term
3 Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān]

Idioms (20)

一朝一夕

yī zhāo yī xī

1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
2 fig. in a short period of time
3 overnight

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

人生如朝露

rén shēng rú zhāo lù

1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生朝露

rén shēng zhāo lù

1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

今朝有酒今朝醉

jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì

1 to live in the moment (idiom)
2 to live every day as if it were one's last
3 to enjoy while one can

Sample Sentences

没错！哪像那什么汉朝的赵飞燕，模样长得倒也俊俏，可瘦得跟皮包骨似的，病怏怏儿的可怜人儿居然还号称美人！

méicuò ！nǎ xiàng nà shénme hàncháo de Zhào Fēiyàn ，múyàng zhǎng de dào yě jùnqiào ，kě shòu de gēn píbāogǔ shìde ，bìngyàngyàngr de kěliánrénr jūrán hái hàochēng měirén ！

That's right! It's like Zhan Feiyan from the Han Dynasty, attractive and intelligent looking, but a sickly piteous bag of skin and bones can still be called a beauty!

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根据史料记载，自汉朝以来，中国历朝对南海都有巡海安保的专门负责部门。如今大家都知道，南中国海上的众多岛屿蕴藏丰富的石油天然气资源，同时也具有重要的战略地位，这就引起争端了。

gēnjù shǐliào jìzǎi ，zì Hàncháo yǐlái ，Zhōngguó lìcháo duì nánhǎi dōu yǒu xún hǎi ānbǎo de zhuānmén fùzé bùmén 。rújīn dàjiā dōu zhīdào ，nánZhóngguóhǎi shàng de zhòngduō dǎoyǔ yùncáng fēngfù de shíyóu tiānránqì zīyuán ，tóngshí yě jùyǒu zhòngyào de zhànlüè dìwèi ，zhè jiù yǐnqǐ zhēngduān le 。

According to historical records, from the Han Dynasty onward, Chinese dynasties have a government organ responsible specifically for patrolling the South China Sea for security threats. It is commonly thought that many of the islands and reefs in the South China Sea hold rich reserves of oil and natural gas. At the same time, they are also important strategic locations, leading to the disputes.

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