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照顾

zhào gu · zhao gu

Traditional 照顧

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to take care of
  2. to show consideration
  3. to attend to
  4. to look after
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Looking after the plants

  1. Dengdeng

    下(xià)周(zhōu)我(wǒ)出差(chūchāi)，你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)照顾(zhàogu)一下(yīxià)花(huā)吗(ma)？

    I'm away next week. Can you look after my flowers?

  2. Liangliang

    没问题(méiwèntí)！我(wǒ)会(huì)照顾(zhàogu)好(hǎo)它们(tāmen)。

    No problem! I'll take good care of them.

  3. Dengdeng

    每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)，一次(yīcì)一(yī)杯(bēi)。

    Water them every morning, one cup each time.

  4. Liangliang

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)照顾(zhàogu)花(huā)很(hěn)有(yǒu)经验(jīngyàn)。

    Don't worry. I'm very good at looking after flowers.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)上(shàng)个(gè)月(yuè)你(nǐ)照顾(zhàogu)的(de)花(huā)怎么(zěnme)变(biàn)黄(huáng)了(le)？

    But last month the flowers you looked after turned yellow.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)黄花(huánghuā)，它(tā)本来(běnlái)就(jiù)是(shì)黄(huáng)的(de)。

    Those are yellow flowers. They were yellow to begin with.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

退(tuì)休(xiū)后(hòu)，德(dé)蕾(lěi)莎(shā)投(tóu)身(shēn)照(zhào)顾(gù)孤(gū)儿(ér)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.

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

02

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)对(duì)我(wǒ)的(de)爱(ài)和(hé)照(zhào)顾(gù)不(bù)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)妈(mā)妈(ma)少(shǎo)。

My father was no less affectionate and tender to me than my mother was.

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

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照
zhào

according to; in accordance with

顾
gù

to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to

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