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执照

zhí zhào · zhi zhao

Traditional 執照

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. license; permit
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Selling roasted sweet potatoes

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)家(jiā)门口(ménkǒu)卖(mài)烤(kǎo)红薯(hóngshǔ)。

    I want to sell roasted sweet potatoes by my front door.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)营业(yíngyè)执照(zhízhào)吗(ma)？

    Do you have a business license?

  3. Liangliang

    营业(yíngyè)执照(zhízhào)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)驾驶(jiàshǐ)执照(zhízhào)。

    A business license? I only have a driver's license.

  4. Dengdeng

    驾驶(jiàshǐ)执照(zhízhào)不能(bùnéng)卖(mài)红薯(hóngshǔ)啊(a)！

    A driver's license can't sell sweet potatoes!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)办(bàn)执照(zhízhào)，你(nǐ)看着(kànzhe)红薯(hóngshǔ)，别(bié)吃(chī)哦(ò)。

    Then I'll go get the license. You watch the potatoes, but don't eat them.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)是(shì)有(yǒu)执(zhí)照(zhào)的(de)心(xīn)脏(zàng)科(kē)医(yī)生(shēng)。

He's a certified cardiologist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

开(kāi)餐(cān)馆(guǎn)之(zhī)前(qián)，你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)先(xiān)申(shēn)请(qǐng)营(yíng)业(yè)执(zhí)照(zhào)。

Before opening a restaurant, you must first apply for a business license.

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