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照
zhào
1.
according to
2.
in accordance with
3.
to shine
4.
to illuminate
5.
to reflect
6.
to look at (one's reflection)
7.
to take (a photo)
8.
photo
9.
as requested
10.
as before
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
仿照
fǎngzhào
to imitate
依照
yīzhào
according to
光照
guāngzhào
illumination
剧照
jùzhào
still pose (in stage work)
参照
cānzhào
to consult a reference
反照
fǎnzhào
reflection
合照
hézhào
to pose for a photo
执照
zhízhào
license
夕照
xīzhào
glow of the setting sun
写照
xiězhào
portrayal
对照
duìzhào
to contrast
心照
xīnzhào
intuitive sympathy
快照
kuàizhào
snapshot
凭照
píngzhào
certificate
拍照
pāizhào
to take a picture
按照
ànzhào
according to
日照
Rìzhào
Rizhao prefecture level city in Shandong
日照
rìzhào
sunshine
映照
yìngzhào
to shine upon
普照
pǔzhào
to illuminate everything (of the sun)
Example Sentences (6)
这么多照片，都是你这次去丽江旅行时照的？那里的自然风景可真美！
Zhème duō zhàopiàn, dōu shì nǐ zhè cì qù lìjiāng lǚxíng shí zhào de? Nàlǐ de zìrán fēngjǐng kě zhēn měi!
So many photos, did you take them all during your trip to Lijiang this time? The natural scenery there is really beautiful!
Text 3
我去的那天正赶上六一儿童节，许多父母带着孩子去动物园。入口处排队的人很多，动物园里热闹极了。熊猫们也变得特别活泼，我还给它们照了不少照片呢。
Wǒ qù de nàtiān zhèng gǎnshàng liùyī értóngjié, xǔduō fùmǔ dài zhe háizi qù dòngwùyuán. Rùkǒuchù páiduì de rén hěnduō, dòngwùyuán lǐ rènao jí le. Xióngmāomen yě biàn de tèbié huópō, wǒ hái gěi tāmen zhào le bùshǎo zhàopiàn ne.
The day I went happened to be Children's Day on June 1st, and many parents took their children to the zoo. There were many people lining up at the entrance, and the zoo was extremely lively. The pandas were especially lively, too, and I also took quite a few photos of them.
Text 3
照得不错，你们都是一个年级的吗？
Zhào de bú cuò, nǐmen dōu shì yí gè niánjí de ma?
The photo turned out well. Are you all in the same grade?
Text 1
真可惜，我还想多照点儿香山的照片呢。去长城倒是一个好主意，那我们明天去吧。
Zhēn kěxī, wǒ hái xiǎng duō zhào diǎnr xiāngshān de zhàopiàn ne. Qù chángchéng dào shì yí gè hǎo zhǔyì, nà wǒmen míngtiān qù ba.
What a pity, I still wanted to take more photos of Xiangshan. Going to the Great Wall is actually a good idea; then let's go tomorrow.
Text 1
她是我们的导游，不是少数民族。一路上她给我们讲了很多有趣的笑话。有一次我把存包的钥匙丢了，最后还是她帮我找到的。这张照片就是找到钥匙后，我们一起照的。
Tā shì wǒmen de dǎoyóu, bú shì shǎoshù mínzú. Yí lù shàng tā gěi wǒmen jiǎng le hěn duō yǒuqù de xiàohuà. Yǒu yí cì wǒ bǎ cún bāo de yàoshi diū le, zuìhòu háishi tā bāng wǒ zhǎodào de. Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn jiù shì zhǎodào yàoshi hòu, wǒmen yìqǐ zhào de.
She is our tour guide, not an ethnic minority. Along the way, she told us many interesting jokes. Once I lost the locker key, and in the end she was the one who helped me find it. This photo is the one we took together after we found the key.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 442
- Word Frequency Rank
- 489 of 84,292