chào

verb  

• To greet, to salute
  • chào cờ
    to salute the flag
  • chào từ biệt
    to say good-bye
  • ngả mũ chào thầy giáo
    to take off one's hat and greet one's teacher
  • chào chị, tôi về
    good-bye madam (miss, sister...), I am going back

• To solicit
  • nhà hàng chào khách
    the shopkeeper solicits customers, the shopkeeper solicits people for their custom
  • chào hàng
    to solicit customers to buy one's goods, to solicit custom for one's goods, to cry one's wares