Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
巢
cháo
Description
“巢”是指鸟或者一些小动物住的地方。
"巢" refers to the place where birds or some small animals live.
很多鸟用树枝和草做一个巢，把蛋放在里面。
Many birds use twigs and grass to make a 巢 and put their eggs inside.
Meanings
巢cháo
nest (of a bird or animal)
树上有一个鸟巢。
There is a bird's nest in the tree.
巢cháo
lair or den of enemies or bandits
警察找到了他们的巢。
The police found their nest.
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Notes
- Nuance
巢 is more formal/literary; 窝 (wō) is the everyday spoken word for nest.
- Etymology
pictograph originally showing a bird's nest in a tree.
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