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照 (Trad.: 炤, 照)
Pinyin: zhào
English Definition: according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before; variant of 照 ; to shine; to illuminate
Chinese Definition:
①光线射在物体上：日照。照耀。照射。
②对着镜子或其他反光的东西看自己或其他人物的影像：照镜子。
③摄影：照相。拍照。
④画像或相片：小照。写照。
⑤看顾：照管。照顾。
⑥按着，依着：依照。遵照。照搬。照本宣科。
⑦凭证：护照。牌照。执照。
⑧知晓：心照不宣。肝胆相照。
⑨通知，通告：知照。照会。
⑩对着，向着：照壁。照敌人开枪。
⑾查对：对照。查照。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 火
Pictophonetic: 昭 indicates the sound; 灬 (fire) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
按照 àn zhào according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of
照片 zhào piàn photograph; picture; Classifiers: 张
依照 yī zhào according to; in light of
对照 duì zhào to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check
照样 zhào yàng as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless
More: 照* | *照 | *照*
Example Sentences
1
xiè xiè nǐ
谢谢你
de
的
guān zhào
关照
。
Thank you for your care.
2
nǐ
你
xū yào
需要
jǐ zhāng
几张
zhào piàn
照片
？
How many photos do you need?
3
mā ma
妈妈
zài jiā
在家
zhào gu
照顾
dì di
弟弟
。
Mom takes care of my younger brother at home.
4
shàng dì
上帝
huì
会
zhào gu
照顾
wǒ
我
de
的
。
God will take care of me
5
zhè
这
shì
是
wǒ
我
gē
哥
de
的
zhào piàn
照片
。
This is a photo of my brother.
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