# 靠 (kào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 靠 (kào) means “to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to
- Pinyin: kào (kao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他靠着门站着。
  Tā kàozhe mén zhànzhe.
  He stood leaning against the door.

https://hanziro.com/word/kao-lean-against-or/

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