潮
cháo
Pinyin

Definition

潮
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cháo
  1. tide
  2. current
  3. damp
  4. moist
  5. humid

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

潮
cháo
  1. 1 tide
  2. 2 current
  3. 3 damp
  4. 4 moist
  5. 5 humid
潮流
cháo liú
  1. 1 tide
  2. 2 current
  3. 3 trend
人潮
rén cháo
  1. 1 a tide of people
低潮
dī cháo
  1. 1 low tide
  2. 2 low ebb
来潮
lái cháo
  1. 1 (of water) to rise
  2. 2 rising tide
  3. 3 (of women) to get one's period

Idioms (2)

思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
  1. 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. 2 different thoughts coming to mind
风起潮涌
fēng qǐ cháo yǒng
  1. 1 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
  2. 2 turbulent times
  3. 3 violent development (idiom)

Sample Sentences

想想春运大潮，我就头皮发麻
xiǎng xiǎng chūnyùn dàcháo ，wǒ jiù tóupífāmá
Thinking of spring festival transportation makes me afraid.
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有人的心原是虎穴，穴口的几朵蔷薇免不了猛虎的践踏；有人的心原是花园，园中的猛虎不免给那一片香潮醉倒。所以前者气质近于阳刚，而后者气质近于阴柔。
yǒurén de xīn yuán shì hǔ xué ，xué kǒu de jǐ duǒ qiángwēi miǎnbuliǎo měng hǔ de jiàntà ；yǒurén de xīn yuán shì huāyuán ，yuán zhōng de měng hǔ bù miǎn gěi nà yī piàn xiāng cháo zuìdǎo 。suǒyǐ qiánzhě qìzhì jìn yú yánggāng ，ér hǒuzhě qìzhì jìn yú yīnróu 。
Some people's hearts start out as tiger lairs, with the roses at the mouth of the tiger's lair inevitably being trampled by the tiger; some people's hearts start out as gardens, and the tiger in the garden is inevitably intoxicated by the fragrance. So the nature of the former is closer to masculine, and the nature of the latter is closer to feminine.
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话是这么说没错，可有人的气场就是如此强大，就算我内心涌动着钱塘潮一般的自信，到了人家面前就相形见绌了。
huà shì zhèmeshuō méicuò ，kě yǒu rén de qìchǎng jiùshì rúcǐ qiángdà ，jiùsuàn wǒ nèixīn yǒngdòng zhe qiántángcháo yībān de zìxìn ，dào le rénjiā miànqián jiù xiāngxíngjiànchù le 。
That's all very good on paper, but some people have such a big aura, that even if I had a massive tide of self-confidence rise up inside me, when I'm in front of other people, it pales by comparison.
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时下特别流行怀旧潮啊，你看这餐厅都打着七零后，八零后的噱头来招揽生意，里面的布置呈现的都是当时课堂里的情形呢。还有黑板报，真亲切
shíxià tèbié liúxíng huáijiù cháo ā ，nǐ kàn zhè cāntīng dōu dǎ zhe qīlínghòu ，bālínghòu de xuétóu lái zhāolǎn shēngyì ，lǐmiàn de bùzhì chéngxiàn de dōu shì dāngshí kètáng lǐ de qíngxing ne 。háiyǒu hēibǎnbào ，zhēn qīnqiē
Nostalgia is really fashionable right now. Look, this restaurant is using gimmicks popular among those born in the 1970s and 1980s to drum up business. The decoration inside is styled after the classrooms of the time. And there's even news on a blackboard, how charming.
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的确是真爱啊，话说对美食的狂热是你个人的嗜好还是时下年轻人当中的一种风潮啊。
díquè shì zhēn ài ā ，huàshuō duì měishí de kuángrè shì nǐ gèrén de shìhào háishì shíxià niánqīngrén dāngzhōng de yīzhǒng fēngcháo ā 。
It really is true love. Speaking of that, is being so crazy for food your own personal hobby, or is it a trend among young people these days?
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听说代买的服务不只包含食物，其他还有衣服、鞋子和潮牌。
tīngshuō dàimǎi de fúwù bù zhǐ bāohán shíwù ，qítā háiyǒu yīfu 、xiézi hé cháopái 。
I’ve heard that these shoppers can buy things other than food. They can buy clothes, shoes, and products from trendy brands as well.
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时下年轻人都非常喜欢跟风、追一些时尚潮流，所以一些限量版的鞋子、衣服，或是一些联名款的服装就越来越受到大家的欢迎了。
shíxià niánqīngrén dōu fēicháng xǐhuan gēnfēng 、zhuī yīxiē shíshàng cháoliú ，suǒyǐ yīxiē xiànliàngbǎn de xiézi 、yīfu ，huòshì yīxiē liánmíng kuǎn de fúzhuāng jiù yuèláiyuè shòudào dàjiā de huānyíng le 。
Young people nowadays love to follow fashion trends, so limited edition shoes and clothes, and designer collaborations are becoming more and more popular.
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潮牌的意思就是时下非常流行的、受大家追捧的一些时尚品牌。
cháopái de yìsi jiùshì shíxià fēicháng liúxíng de 、shòu dàjiā zhuīpěng de yīxiē shíshàng pǐnpái 。
Trendy brands are brands that are very popular right now. People tend to follow their styles and buy their products.
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从北京向东看，潮白河对岸，高楼鳞次栉比，尽显繁华。
cóng Běijīng xiàng dōng kàn ，cháobáihé duìàn ，gāolóu líncìzhìbǐ ，jìnxiǎn fánhuá 。
View from the east of Beijing is the Chaobai River on the other side with rows after rows of tall buildings depicting a flourishing city.
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我想要一条新潮的牛仔裤。
wǒ xiǎngyào yī tiáo xīncháo de niúzǎikù 。
I need a pair of fashion jeans.
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