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All HSK 3.0 Level 2 words

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

  1. to lean against or on
  2. to stand by the side of
  3. to come near to

Stroke order

Examples

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

Characters

靠
kào
to lean against or on; to stand by the side of
Words with 靠