ước ao
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɨək˧˥ aːw˧˧/
Central
/ɨə̰k˩˧ aːw˧˥/
Southern
/ɨək˧˥ aːw˧˧/
Listen
wish for
Verb
wish for
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
wish for
To feel a strong desire or hope for something that one wants to happen or possess.
vi Cô ấy luôn ước ao có một ngôi nhà nhỏ bên bờ biển.
en She always wishes for a small house by the sea.
Parts
ước / ao / A compound of ước + ao …
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Parts
ước / ao / A compound of ước + ao …
OriginA compound of ước + ao
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
約泑
Candidates by syllable
ước
約
ao
泑
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
cầu ao / đánh bùn sang ao / giếng ao
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Similar
cầu ao / đánh bùn sang ao / giếng ao
Use
ước lượng / quy ước / bội ước / ước mơ …
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Use
ước lượng / quy ước / bội ước / ước mơ …