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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiǎo

晓

晓

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dawn; know

Numbered pinyin
xiao3
English meanings
dawn; daybreak; to know; to understand; to tell

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    拂xiǎo晓shí时fēn分,tāmen他们qiāoqiāo悄悄chūfā出发le了。

    At dawn, they quietly set off.

  2. 02

    zhè这jiàn件shì事wǒ我yǐjīng已经xiǎode晓得le了。

    I already know about this matter.

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