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cao

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caolevelngang

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cao means high or tall.

Chinese characters: 高

Meanings of cao in English

Adjective

  1. high or tall
    • núi caohigh mountains
    • nhà cao tầnga multistory building

Noun

  1. a tonic, balm or cream made from animal flesh or bone
    • cao mèocat tonic
    • cao hổ cốttiger-bone tonic
    • Bạch Hổ Hoạt Lạc Caothe White Tiger Smooth Balm

Words with cao

cao cảcao cấpcao chạy xa baycao cườngcao đẳngcao điểmcao độcao họccao hứngcao kềucao lớncao minhcao ngạocao nguyêncao nhãcao niêncao ốccao quýcao ráocao sangcao taycao tăngcao tầncao thủcao thượngcao tocao tốccao tràocao trìnhcao vút

Synonyms and antonyms of cao

Antonyms

thấplùn

Example sentences with cao

  • Anh trai của anh ấy rất cao. His big brother is very tall.
  • Hãy nhìn ngọn núi cao này đi. Look at this high mountain.
  • Mary là người cao nhất trong phòng. Mary is the tallest person in the room.
  • Tôi ước gì tôi cao hơn. I wish I were taller.
  • Tom phải cao hơn tôi chứ. Tom has to be taller than me.
  • Chiếc ô tô đâm vào cây cao su. The car hit the rubber tree.
  • Một cậu bé cao hơn người còn lại. One boy is taller than the other.
  • Tom là người cao nhất mà tôi biết. Tom is the tallest man I know.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cao could be written as 髙. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.

Frequently asked questions

What does cao mean in English?

cao (adjective) means "high or tall".

How do you pronounce cao?

IPA: Hanoi [kaːw˧˧]; Saigon [kaːw˧˧]. Tones: cao — level tone (ngang).

Is cao a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. cao is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 高.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.