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护照

hù zhào · hu zhao

Traditional 護照

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 本 běn, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. passport
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Where's my passport?

  1. Leon

    糟糕(zāogāo)，我的(wǒde)护照(hùzhào)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    Oh no, my passport is gone!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)急(jí)。你(nǐ)最后(zuìhòu)一次(yīcì)用(yòng)是(shì)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)？

    Don't panic. When did you last use it?

  3. Leon

    昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)酒店(jiǔdiàn)。

    Yesterday at the hotel.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)给(gěi)酒店(jiǔdiàn)打(dǎ)个(gè)电话(diànhuà)吧(ba)。

    Then call the hotel.

  5. Leon

    好(hǎo)……等等(děngděng)，你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Okay… wait, what's that in your hand?

  6. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，是(shì)你的(nǐde)护照(hùzhào)。是(shì)你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)让(ràng)我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)的(de)。

    Oh, it's your passport. You asked me to hold it for you a minute ago.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)看(kàn)一(yí)下(xià)您(nín)的(de)护(hù)照(zhào)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

May I see your passport, please?

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)需(xū)要(yào)你(nǐ)的(de)护(hù)照(zhào)和(hé)三(sān)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)。

I need your passport and three photographs.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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护
hù

to protect

照
zhào

according to; in accordance with

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