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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

写照 [xiězhào]
  1. 1. noun portrayal

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

写照 [xiězhào]
  1. 1. portray (a person or character)
    传神写照
    give a vivid and lifelike portrayal
  2. 2. portrayal; portraiture; comment
    真实的写照
    a portrayal true to life

Examples

真实的写照
a portrayal true to life
回忆录是他的历史的真实写照
a drama that is the image of life
现实生活写照的戏剧
The book is a mirror of his life even though it is not a biography.
这本书虽然不是传记,但仍旧是他生活的写照
Charles Dickens' novels are a kind of comments on British society in the 19th century.
查尔斯.狄更斯的小说是十九世纪英国的社会生活的真实写照
The Titford family was a mirror of the times.
提福特家庭就是那个时代的真实写照
That is typical of you!
这就是你的典型写照

Collocations

真实写照
a realistic picture
传神写照
to give a vivid and lifelike portrayal

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