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照

zhào · zhao

Traditional 炤

HSK 3

Meaning

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zhào 照

  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

zhào 炤

  1. variant of 照 (zhào)
  2. to shine
  3. to illuminate
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  1. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)照(zhào)张(zhāng)相(xiàng)吧(ba)！

    Come on, let's take a photo here!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)照(zhào)，你(nǐ)站好(zhànhǎo)。

    OK, I'll take it. You stand properly.

  3. Dengdeng

    照好(zhàohǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Done? Let me see.

  4. Liangliang

    照好(zhàohǎo)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    Done. Look!

  5. Dengdeng

    照片(zhàopiàn)上(shàng)只有(zhǐyǒu)你(nǐ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)！

    The photo only has your finger in it!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)照(zhào)一张(yīzhāng)。

    Then I'll take another.

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01

他(tā)在(zài)伦(lún)敦(dūn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)照(zhào)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)照(zhào)片(piàn)儿(r)。

He took many pictures in London.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ricky · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)照(zhào)说(shuō)明(míng)书(shū)上(shàng)的(de)步(bù)骤(zhòu)操(cāo)作(zuò)这(zhè)台(tái)机(jī)器(qì)。

Please operate this machine according to the steps in the manual.

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