chao

noun  

• Soya cheese
  • chao đèn Lamp-shade
    

verb  

• To dip in water and wash by rocking
  • chao chân ở cầu ao
    to wash one's feet at a pond's pier by rocking them in the water
  • chao rổ rau
    to wash a basket of vegetables by rocking it in the water

• To rock, to swing
  • con thuyền chao qua chao lại như đưa võng
    the boat rocked like a hammock

excl  

• Oh
  • chao! trăng đẹp quá
    oh, how beautiful the moon is!