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cào

Pronunciation Northern /ka̤ːw˨˩/ Central /kaːw˧˧/ Southern /kaːw˨˩/
Listen
to rake
Verb
to rake
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1 Verb
to rake Core ActionsTheme

To use a tool with teeth to gather leaves or level the ground.

vi Anh ấy đang dùng dụng cụ để cào những chiếc lá khô trong sân vườn.

en He is using a tool to rake the dry leaves in the courtyard.

Sense 2 Verb
to scratch

To use fingernails or a sharp object to rub or tear a surface.

vi Con mèo đã dùng móng sắc để cào lên bề mặt của chiếc ghế da.

en The cat used its sharp claws to scratch the surface of the leather chair.

Parts
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
Candidates by syllable
cào (鎬 / 𢲵 / 檺)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
cạo / cáo / cảo / cào bằng …
Use
bài cào / bồ cào / cồn cào / giã cào
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