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照 (炤)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

照 [zhào]
  1. 1. verb [照射] light up
    阳光照得满屋亮堂堂的。
    The sunlight lit up the whole room.
  2. 2. verb [映现] reflect
    照镜子
    look at oneself in the mirror
  3. 3. verb [拍摄] take a photograph
    这张照片照得不错。
    This photograph is excellent.
  4. 4. verb [照料] look after
    请帮我关照一下孩子。
    Please can you help me and look after the children for a while.
  5. 5. verb [对照] contrast
    比照
    contrast
  6. 6. verb [遵照] refer to
    参照
    consult
  7. 7. verb [明白] understand
    心照不宣
    have a tacit understanding
  8. 8. noun [照片] photograph
  9. 9. noun [执照] licence (英)
  10. 10. noun [执照] license (美)
  11. 11. preposition [按照] according to
    照章办事
    act according to the rules
  12. 12. preposition [向着] in the direction of
    照这个方向一直走就到了。
    Just keep walking in this direction and you'll find it.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

照 [zhào]
  1. 1. verb shine; illuminate; light up
    车灯把大路照得通亮。
    The headlights lit up the road.
    拿手电照路
    light the way with a torch
    我们拿出手电照亮。
    这盏灯把屋子照得很亮。
  2. 2. verb reflect; mirror
    照镜子
    look in the mirror
    湖面照出了她的倒影。
    Her image was reflected in the lake.
    她爱美,所以经常照镜子。
    玻璃上照出的样子很好看。
  3. 3. verb take a picture (or photograph); photograph; film; shoot
    这镜头可不容易照。
    This scene is by no means easy to shoot.
    这张照片里我没照好。
    I don't come out well in this photo.
    这个画面很难照得好看。
    从这个角度不好照。
  4. 4. verb take care of; look after
    照看
    look after; attend to; keep an eye on
  5. 5. verb notify
  6. 6. verb contrast
    对照
    contrast; compare
  7. 7. verb understand
    心照不宣
    have a tacit understanding
  8. 8. noun photograph; picture
    小照
    a small-sized photograph of oneself
  9. 9. noun license; permit
    禁止无照行车。
    It is forbidden to drive without a license.
    无照经营是违法的。
  10. 10. preposition in the direction of; towards
    照这个方向走。
    Go in this direction.
    拿起茶碗照脸就打
    pick up a teacup and throw it in sb.'s face
    只见他拿起棍子照那人打去。
  11. 11. preposition according to; in accordance with
    照他们的说法
    according to what they say
    照规章办事
    act in accordance with the regulations
    照我看，线路有毛病。
    It seems to me there's something wrong with the circuit.
    照理说,他不应该在这。
    照我看,这事不应该插手。
    照老师说的做,肯定没错。
    照这个例子做就对了。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

照 [zhào]
  1. 1. 动 光线射到物体上
    灯光照得屋里亮堂堂的。
    阳光普照。
    照耀。
  2. 2. 名 阳光
    夕照。
    残照。
  3. 3. 动 明白;知道
    心照不宣。
  4. 4. 动 告知;通知
    关照。
    知照。
    照会。
  5. 5. 动 对着镜子等看自己的影像;有反光作用的东西把形象反映出来
    照镜子。
    衣柜漆得锃亮,能照见人影儿。
  6. 6. 动 查看;查对
    对照。
    查照。
  7. 7. 介 遵照;按照
    照计划执行。
    照章办事。
  8. 8. 副 表示按照原件或一定的标准(行事)
    照办。
    照准。
    照发。
    照抄照转。
  9. 9. 介 对着;朝着
    照脸上一拳打过去。
    照预定目标前进。
  10. 10. 动 看顾;看管
    照顾。
    照料。
    照管。
  11. 11. 动 拍摄
    照了一张像片。
    照相。
  12. 12. 名 指像片
    玉照。
    小照。
    遗照。
    近照。
  13. 13. 名 主管机关所发的凭证
    到工商局去办个照。
    驾照。
    护照。
    牌照。
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Examples

不管三七二十一，我要照计划行事。
I'll carry out the plan, regardless of the consequences. → 不管三七二十一
我这件大衣请你照这个式样裁剪。
Please cut out my overcoat according to (or after) this pattern. → 裁剪
希查照办理。
Please note and take appropriate action. → 查照
照那样改动，面目全非，就不是原来的《茶馆》了。
If the play is changed the way like that, it will be completely disfigured and no longer recognizable as the original Teahouse. → 面目全非
我拍了十几张照。
I took about a dozen pictures. or I had a dozen pictures taken. → 拍照
照汉语拼音方案拼写汉字
transliterate Chinese characters into the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet → 拼写
全息照相术
holography → 全息照相
月亮把田野照得刷白。
The fields turned white under the moon. → 刷白
电灯把大街照得烁亮。
The street was ablaze with lights. → 烁亮
照底稿誊一份
make a clean copy of the draft → 誊
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Character Decomposition

昭
[zhāo]		 + 灬
[huǒ,biāo]

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nciku Note

Prepositions as a conveyor of gists

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. “按”，“按照”，“依”，“依照”，“照”，“据”，“根据”，“以”，“凭”，“论” are prepositions that convey the gists of an idea, and should precede the idea in question.

e.g. （1）按照地图上显示的路线，我们顺利找到了目的地。 （2）按我的猜测，他应该刚走不久。 （4）依这里的规定，你们不能进去。 （5）依照笔迹，我认为这封信是他写的。 （6）照这个速度走下去，我们肯定要迟到。 （7）根据有关法律，他被有关部门拘留了。 （8）据他的回忆，当时的情况并非如此。 （9）你不能总是以老眼光来看待问题。 （10）判断是非的时候不能光凭主观意识。 （11）论实力，你排第一。

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