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侨

qiáo

HSK 6 Character Traditional 僑

What 侨 means

1. emigrant
2. to reside abroad

Example sentences

• 3个马来西亚侨民与一个菲律宾国民在棉兰老岛达沃市爆炸里被炸死了。
  3 gè Mǎláixīyà qiáomín yǔ yī gè Fēilǜbīn guómín zài Miánlánlǎo Dǎo dá wò shì bàozhà lǐ bèi zhàsǐ le.
  3 Malay nationals and a Filipino were killed in the Davao bombing on Mindanao.
• 3个马来西亚侨民与一个菲律宾国民在棉兰老岛纳卯市爆炸里被炸死了。
  3 gè Mǎláixīyà qiáomín yǔ yī gè Fēilǜbīn guómín zài Miánlánlǎo Dǎo nà mǎo shì bàozhà lǐ bèi zhàsǐ le.
  3 Malay nationals and a Filipino were killed in the Davao bombing on Mindanao.

Words starting with 侨

• 侨民qiáo mínexpatriates
• 侨胞qiáo bāocountryman living abroad
• 侨务qiáo wùmatters relating to the Chinese diaspora (as a concern of the Chinese government)
• 侨居qiáo jūto live far away from one's native place; to reside in a foreign country
• 侨生qiáo shēngstudent of overseas Chinese descent who returns to mainland China or Taiwan to pursue…
• 侨乡qiáo xiānghometown of overseas Chinese
• 侨务委员会Qiáo wù Wěi yuán huìOverseas Chinese Affairs Council, Taiwan
• 侨眷qiáo juànfamily members of nationals residing abroad

Words containing 侨

• 华侨Huá qiáooverseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese…
• 外侨wài qiáoforeigner
• 撤侨chè qiáoto evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone)
• 归侨guī qiáoChinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate
• 越侨Yuè qiáoVietnamese resident in other countries (including in China)
• 华侨报Huá qiáo BàoVa Kio Daily
• 华侨大学Huá qiáo Dà xuéHuaqiao University

Characters built on 乔

These share the phonetic component 乔 (qiáo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 桥qiáobridge
• 骄jiāoproud; arrogant
• 娇jiāolovable; pampered; tender
• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 矫jiáoused in 矫情
• 荞qiáocommon mallow (Malva sinensis); variant of 荞
• 峤jiàohighest peak
• 挢jiǎoto raise; to lift; to pretend

Characters that look like 侨

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 奈nàiused in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 无奈…
• 挤jǐto crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside
• 骄jiāoproud; arrogant
• 侪cháia class; a company; companion
• 拂fúto flick; to brush off; (of a breeze) to brush lightly over

Sounds the same

Read qiáo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 桥bridge
• 瞧to look at; to see; to see (a doctor)
• 翘outstanding; to raise
• 乔tall
• 樵firewood; gather wood
• 憔used in 憔悴
• 荞common mallow (Malva sinensis); variant of 荞
• 谯drum tower
• 硚used in place names; see 硚头
• 睄to look at (old variant of 瞧
• 趫nimble; walk on stilts
• 鞒the pommel and cantle of a saddle