Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Singapore, Singlish, invariable)To leave hastily, to take off.

    Time to zao already.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. He will be skiing on Mt. Zao about this time tomorrow.

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  2. I went skiing at Zao last winter.

    deLetzten Winter bin ich zum Skifahren nach Zao gefahren. — Tamy

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  3. I may go skiing at Zao next month.

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Origin

From Hokkien 走 (cháu, “to run”), with Pinyin-based spelling.

From Hokkien 走 (cháu, “to run”), with Pinyin-based spelling.

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Forms

zaoes, zaoing, zaoed, zaoed
Base formzao · to zao
3rd person singularzaoes
Present participlezaoing
Past simplezaoed
Past participlezaoed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyzao
he, she, itzaoes

Past simpleLesson

all personszaoed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave zaoed
he, she, ithas zaoed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill zao

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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