[cháo]
[名]
(朝廷) court; government
									
										go to court
										上朝
									
									
									
										the party in power; the ruling party
										在朝党
									
									(朝代) dynasty
									
										the Tang Dynasty
										唐朝
									
									
									
										dynastic changes
										改朝换代
									
									(一个君主的统治时期) an emperor's reign
									
										during the reign of Emperor Kangxi
										康熙皇朝
									
									(姓氏) a surname
									
										Chao Wei
										朝卫
									
									[动]
(朝见; 朝拜) have an audience with (a king, an emperor, etc.); make a pilgrimage to
(面对着) face; look
									
										with a western exposure; facing west
										坐东朝西
									
									
									
										The window faces to the east.
										那个窗户朝东。
									
									
									
										The house looks to the south.
										这房子朝南。
									
									[介]
(向) to; towards
									
										go southward
										朝南走
									
									
									
										fire at the enemy
										朝敌人开火
									
									
									
										He walked towards his office.
										他朝他的办公室走去。
									
									
									
										Does this door open inwards or outwards?
										这门朝里开还是朝外开?