Chinese Word: 照 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

照 (Trad.: 炤, 照)HSK 4

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.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 昭 [ zhāo ] bright, luminous; clear, manifest
- 灬 [ huǒ ] fire

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Example Words

按照	àn zhào	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of	HSK 4
照片	zhào piàn	photograph; picture; Classifiers: 张	HSK 3
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	HSK 6
照样	zhào yàng	as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless	HSK 6

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 tīng 听 le 了 tā 他 de 的 huà 话， yě 也 zhào 照 tā 他 shuō 说 de 的 qù 去 zuò 做。 I listened to him and did as he said.
2		gōng zhǔ 公主 zhào 照 tā 它 de 的 huà 话 zuò 做 le 了， dàn shì 但是 měi gè 每个 rén 人 dōu 都 kě yǐ 可以 kàn dé chū 看得出 lái 来 tā 她 fēi cháng 非常 bù 不 yuàn yì 愿意。 The princess did as he told her, but everyone could see that she disliked it.
3		bù 不 guò 过 tā 她 hái shì 还是 zhào 照 zuò 做 le 了。 But she does it.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zhào 照 nǐ 你 hé yì 合意 de 的 yàng shì 样式 qù 去 mǎi 买， kě shì 可是 zài 在 běn chéng 本城 mǎi 买 bù 不 dào 到； suǒ yǐ 所以 wǒ 我 jiù 就 dào 到 niǔ yuē 纽约 chéng 城 qù 去 hán gòu 函购。 I tried to get such a book as you desired, but could not get the sort you wanted; so I sent on to New York.
5		wǒ 我 zhào 照 zuò 做 le 了。 I did that.

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1		wǒ 我 tīng 听 le 了 tā 他 de 的 huà 话， yě 也 zhào 照 tā 他 shuō 说 de 的 qù 去 zuò 做。 I listened to him and did as he said.
2		gōng zhǔ 公主 zhào 照 tā 它 de 的 huà 话 zuò 做 le 了， dàn shì 但是 měi gè 每个 rén 人 dōu 都 kě yǐ 可以 kàn dé chū 看得出 lái 来 tā 她 fēi cháng 非常 bù 不 yuàn yì 愿意。 The princess did as he told her, but everyone could see that she disliked it.
3		bù 不 guò 过 tā 她 hái shì 还是 zhào 照 zuò 做 le 了。 But she does it.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zhào 照 nǐ 你 hé yì 合意 de 的 yàng shì 样式 qù 去 mǎi 买， kě shì 可是 zài 在 běn chéng 本城 mǎi 买 bù 不 dào 到； suǒ yǐ 所以 wǒ 我 jiù 就 dào 到 niǔ yuē 纽约 chéng 城 qù 去 hán gòu 函购。 I tried to get such a book as you desired, but could not get the sort you wanted; so I sent on to New York.
5		wǒ 我 zhào 照 zuò 做 le 了。 I did that.

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