喬 (kiu4 | qiao2) : disguise; tall (tree)

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喬

kiu4

qiao2

[1] [v] disguise; pretend
[2] [adj] tall (tree)
[3] a Chinese family name

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

喬 / 乔

This word has been viewed 5345 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Dec 2010 10:24

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喬裝 kiu4 zong1 qiao2 zhuang1 = to disguise; to put on a disguise

喬治紗 kiu4 zi6 saa1 = crepe georgette

喬木 kiu4 muk6 jiao1 mu4 = arbor

喬裝打扮 kiu4 zong1 daa2 baan6 qiao2 zhuang1 da3 ban4 = disguise

刁喬扭擰 diu1 kiu4 nau2 ning6 = to be fussy; to keep refusing when offered a series of choices

喬遷之喜 kiu4 cin1 zi1 hei2 = greetings for moving into a new apartment or house

喬戈里峰 kiu4 gwo1 lei5 fung1 qiao2 ge1 li3 feng1 = K2, Qogir Feng, or Godwin-Austen (the second highest mountain peak in the world)

喬治亞 kiu4 zi6 aa3 qiao2 zhi4 ya4 = Georgia

喬寶寶 kiu4 bou2 bou2 qiao2 bao3 bao3 = Gill Mohindepaul Singh, Kiu Bo Bo

戈爾巴喬夫 gwo1 ji5 baa1 kiu4 fu1 ge1 er3 ba1 qiao2 fu1 = (former Soviet leader) Gorbachev
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