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zhào
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. according to
  2. 2. in accordance with
  3. 3. to shine
  4. 4. to illuminate
  5. 5. to reflect
  6. 6. to look at (one's reflection)
  7. 7. to take (a photo)
  8. 8. photo
  9. 9. as requested
  10. 10. as before

Example Sentences

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誰將 顧這個嬰兒?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 896630)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 照

照常
zhào cháng

as usual

夕照
xī zhào

glow of the setting sun

按照法律
àn zhào fǎ lǜ

according to the law

照本宣科
zhào běn xuān kē

a wooden word-by-word reading

映照
yìng zhào

to shine upon

照明
zhào míng

lighting

照应
zhào yìng

to correlate with

艳照
yàn zhào

nude picture

照管
zhào guǎn

to look after

反照
fǎn zhào

reflection

证照
zhèng zhào

professional certification

快照
kuài zhào

snapshot

低剂量照射
dī jì liàng zhào shè

low dose irradiation

执照
zhí zhào

license

照壁
zhào bì

a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)

光照度
guāng zhào dù

illuminance (physics)

写照
xiě zhào

portrayal

朗照
lǎng zhào

to shine brightly

照相排版
zhào xiàng pái bǎn

phototypesetting

对照表
duì zhào biǎo

comparison table

福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào

lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign

电照明
diàn zhào míng

electric lighting

裸照
luǒ zhào

nude photograph

照样
zhào yàng

as before

按照计划
àn zhào jì huà

according to (the) plan ...

照片底版
zhào piàn dǐ bǎn

a photographic plate

探照灯
tàn zhào dēng

searchlight

照准
zhào zhǔn

to aim (gun)

照单全收
zhào dān quán shōu

to accept without question

回光返照
huí guāng fǎn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

照买不误
zhào mǎi bù wù

to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc)

凭照
píng zhào

certificate

按照
àn zhào

according to

参照系
cān zhào xì

frame of reference

照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ

lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject

日照市
rì zhào shì

Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong

对照
duì zhào

to contrast

照进度
zhào jìn dù

on schedule

事故照射
shì gù zhào shè

accidental exposure

照亮
zhào liàng

to illuminate

L照
l zhào

nude picture (from 裸照[luǒ zhào])

遗照
yí zhào

picture of the deceased

照章
zhào zhāng

according to the regulations

照面
zhào miàn

to meet face-to-face

均日照
jūn rì zhào

average annual sunshine

驾照
jià zhào

driver's license

照护
zhào hù

care

照应
zhào ying

to look after

驾驶执照
jià shǐ zhí zhào

driver's license

照明弹
zhào míng dàn

flare; star shell

照例
zhào lì

as a rule

照付
zhào fù

to pay as charged

光照治疗
guāng zhào zhì liáo

light therapy

对照组
duì zhào zǔ

control group

照看
zhào kàn

to look after

慈照寺
cí zhào sì

Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 銀閣寺|银阁寺[yín gé sì]

单色照片
dān sè zhào piàn

monochrome photo

卢照邻
lú zhào lín

Lu Zhaolin (637-689), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[chū táng sì jié]

比照
bǐ zhào

according to

按照字面
àn zhào zì miàn

literally

照约定
zhào yuē dìng

according to agreement

照办
zhào bàn

to follow the rules

照耀
zhào yào

to shine

中英文对照
zhōng yīng wén duì zhào

Chinese-English parallel texts

照烧
zhào shāo

teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)

日照
rì zhào

Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong

照映
zhào yìng

to shine

予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù

to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)

照旧
zhào jiù

as before

中英对照
zhōng yīng duì zhào

Chinese English parallel texts

近照
jìn zhào

recent photo

照相馆
zhào xiàng guǎn

photo studio

照相机
zhào xiàng jī

camera

太阳照在桑干河上
tài yáng zhào zài sāng gān hé shàng

The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize

年均日照
nián jūn rì zhào

average annual sunshine

光照
guāng zhào

illumination

肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

关照
guān zhào

to take care

拍照
pāi zhào

to take a picture

爆照
bào zhào

(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online

数码照相机
shù mǎ zhào xiàng jī

digital camera

剧照
jù zhào

photo taken during a theatrical production

照原样
zhào yuán yàng

to copy

乏人照顾
fá rén zhào gù

(of a person) left unattended

仿照
fǎng zhào

to imitate

急性照射
jí xìng zhào shè

acute exposure

照度
zhào dù

level of illumination

照眼
zhào yǎn

glare

正电子发射断层照相术
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè duàn céng zhào xiāng shù

positron emission tomography (PET)

反照率
fǎn zhào lǜ

reflectivity

车照
chē zhào

vehicle license

应急照射
yìng jí zhào shè

emergency exposure (nuclear energy)

前照灯
qián zhào dēng

(vehicle) headlight

护照
hù zhào

passport

照登
zhào dēng

to publish unaltered

照顾
zhào gu

to take care of

依照
yī zhào

according to

立体照片
lì tǐ zhào piàn

three-dimensional photo

遵照
zūn zhào

in accordance with

无照经营
wú zhào jīng yíng

unlicensed business activity

照理
zhào lǐ

according to reason

照骗
zhào piàn

(Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片[zhào piàn])

照片子
zhào piàn zi

to take an X-ray

照料
zhào liào

to tend

照射
zhào shè

to shine on

朱厚照
zhū hòu zhào

Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德[zhèng dé] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521

回光反照
huí guāng fǎn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

照排
zhào pái

phototypesetting

参照
cān zhào

to consult a reference

照会
zhào huì

a diplomatic note

外照射
wài zhào shè

external irradiation

照相
zhào xiàng

to take a photograph

照片
zhào piàn

photograph

照搬
zhào bān

to copy

辐照
fú zhào

irradiation

李清照
lǐ qīng zhào

Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet

心照
xīn zhào

to have a tacit understanding

自拍照
zì pāi zhào

selfie

牌照
pái zhào

(business) license

请多关照
qǐng duō guān zhào

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

照直
zhào zhí

directly

人工照亮
rén gōng zhào liàng

artificial lighting

照发
zhào fā

approved for distribution

照做
zhào zuò

to do as instructed

承蒙关照
chéng méng guān zhào

to be indebted to sb for care

照抄
zhào chāo

to copy word for word

心照不宣
xīn zhào bù xuān

to have a tacit understanding

正电子照射断层摄影
zhèng diàn zǐ zhào shè duàn céng shè yǐng

positrion emission tomography (PET)

照说
zhào shuō

normally

普照
pǔ zhào

(of the sunlight) to bathe all things

合照
hé zhào

group photo

照妖镜
zhào yāo jìng

magic mirror for revealing goblins

阳光普照
yáng guāng pǔ zhào

(idiom) sunlight shines over all things

照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)

照得
zhào dé

seeing that