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澳

ào

Character

What 澳 means

1. deep bay; cove; harbor

Other readings

澳 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• ÀoMacao (abbr. for {澳门|Ào mén}); Australia (abbr. for {澳大利亚|Ào dà lì yà})

Example sentences

• 珍来自澳洲。
  Jane comes from Australia.
• 我是澳洲人。
  I'm Australian.
• 明年我回澳门。
  Míngnián wǒ huí àomén.
  Next year I will return to Macao.
• 你去过澳洲吗？
  Have you been to Australia?
• 我明年回澳门。
  Next year I will return to Macao.
• 澳洲比南美洲小。
  àozhōu bǐ Nánměizhōu xiǎo.
  Australia is smaller than South America.

Words starting with 澳

• 澳大利亚Ào dà lì yàAustralia
• 澳洲Ào zhōuAustralia
• 澳门Ào ménMacao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (short name 澳
• 澳元ào yuánAustralian dollar
• 澳宝ào bǎoopal (abbr. for 澳洲宝石
• 澳式Ào shìAustralian-style; Macanese-style
• 澳纽Ào NiǔAustralia and New Zealand
• 澳网Ào wǎngAustralian Open (tennis tournament)
• 澳际Ào jìAoji, education agent
• 澳新界Ào xīn jièAustralasian realm
• 澳门市Ào mén shìMunicipality of Macau
• 澳新军团Ào Xīn Jūn tuánAustralian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)
• 澳洲坚果Ào zhōu jiān guǒmacadamia nut
• 澳大利亚洲Ào dà lì yà zhōu(geography) the Australian continent (Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea)
• 澳新军团日Ào xīn jūn tuán rìAnzac Day
• 澳门立法会Ào mén Lì fǎ huìLegislative Council of Macao
• 澳大利亚联邦Ào dà lì yà Lián bāngCommonwealth of Australia
• 澳洲广播电台Ào zhōu Guǎng bō Diàn táiAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster
• 澳门国际机场Ào mén Guó jì Jī chǎngMacau International Airport
• 澳币ào bìAustralian dollar
• 澳式橄榄球Ào shì gǎn lǎn qiúAustralian rules football; Aussie rules
• 澳洲野犬Ào zhōu yě quǎndingo (Canis dingo)
• 澳南沙锥Ào nán shā zhuī(bird species of China) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
• 澳洲小鹦鹉Ào zhōu xiǎo yīng wǔlorikeet

Words containing 澳

• 港澳Gǎng ÀoHong Kong 香港
• 港澳台Gǎng Ào TáiHong Kong 香港, Macao 澳门 and Taiwan 台湾
• 中澳Zhōng ÀoChina-Australia (relations)
• 土澳Tǔ ÀoAustralia (slang term reflecting a perception of Australia as something of a backwater)
• 南澳岛Nán ào DǎoNan'ao Island in Shantou 汕头
• 港澳办Gǎng ào bànHong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council (abbr. for 国务院港澳事务办公室
• 港澳地区Gǎng Ào dì qūHong Kong and Macao area
• 西澳大利亚Xī Ào dà lì yàWestern Australia, Australian state
• 南澳大利亚州Nán Ào dà lì yà ZhōuSouth Australia, Australian state
• 西澳大利亚州Xī Ào dà lì yà ZhōuWestern Australia, Australian state
• 韩澳Hán ÀoSouth Korea and Australia
• 南方澳渔港Nán fāng ào Yú gǎngNanfang-ao Port in Yilan County 宜兰县
• 珠澳Zhū ÀoZhuhai and Macau (abbr. for 珠海
• 港珠澳Gǎng Zhū ÀoHong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau (abbr. for 香港
• 港珠澳大桥Gǎng Zhū Ào Dà qiáoHong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
• 南澳县Nán ào XiànNan'ao, a county in Shantou City 汕头市
• 粤港澳大湾区Yuè Gǎng Ào Dà wān QūGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong…
• 国务院港澳事务办公室Guó wù yuàn Gǎng Ào Shì wù Bàn gōng shìHong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
• 南澳Nán àosee 南澳县; South Australia (abbr. for 南澳大利亚州
• 省港澳shěng Gǎng Àoabbr. for the economic region of Guangdong Province (or Guangzhou), Hong Kong and Macao

Characters that look like 澳

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

• 遵zūnto observe; to obey; to follow
• 邀yāoto invite; to request; to intercept
• 滴dīto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
• 潢huángdye paper; lake; pond
• 懊àoto regret
• 漉lùstrain liquids

Sounds the same

Read ào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 傲proud; arrogant; to despise
• 奥obscure; mysterious
• 拗(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient
• 坳depression; cavity; hollow; Taiwan pr. āo
• 懊to regret
• 骜a noble steed (literary); (of a horse) untamed; (fig.) (of a person) headstrong
• 鏊griddle; tava
• 岙plain in the middle of the mountains; used in place names, esp. in 浙江
• 墺building-plot
• 奡haughty; vigorous
• 垇(used in place names); variant of 坳
• 鿫oganesson (chemistry)