Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

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teaching staff to discuss next year’s work.
zhào 照¹ V 1 take a photo ■ 麻烦您给我们照一张 相。Máfan nín gěi wǒmen zhào yì zhāng xiàng.
Would you please take a photo of us? ■ 这儿风景 不错,我想照一张相。Zhèr fēngjǐng bú cuò,
wǒ xiǎng zhào yì zhāng xiàng. The scenery is good here. I’d like to have a picture taken. 2 look in a
mirror ■ 他们的小男孩从来不照镜子,小女孩老 是照镜子。Tǎmen de xiǎo nánhái cónglái bú
zhào jìngzi, xiǎo nǚhái lǎoshì zhào jìngzi. Their little boy never looks in the mirror but their little
girl always looks in the mirror. 3 shine, light up ■ 冬 天的太阳照在脸上,暖暖的,很舒服。
Dōngtiān de tàiyang zhào zài liǎnshang, nuǎnnuǎn de, hěn shūfu. In winter when the sun shines on
your face you feel warm and comfortable.
zhào 照² PREP according to, in the manner of ■ 我们还是照以前的方法付款。Wǒmen háishì zhào
yǐqián de fāngfǎ fùkuǎn. We will pay in the same way as before. ■ 照我说的去办,肯定不会 错。
Zhào wǒ shōude qù bàn, kěndìng bú huì cuò. Do as I say and you will definitely not go wrong.
zhàocháng 照常 [v+obj: 照 according to + 常 usual] ADJ as usual ■ 本店春节照常营业。Běn diàn
chūnjié zhàocháng yíngyè. Business as usual during the Spring Festival.
zhàogù 照顾 [comp: 照 look after + 顾 attend to] V look after, care for ■ 他每个星期六到老人院去 照
顾老人。Tā měi ge Xīngqīliù dào lǎorényuàn qù zhàogù lǎorén. Every Saturday afternoon she
goes to a senior citizens’ home to look after the senior citizens there. ■ 我在阿姨家过暑假的时
候,她一 家对我照顾得很好。Wǒ zài āyí jiā guò shǔjià de shíhou, tā yìjiā duì wǒ zhàogù de
hěn hǎo. When I stayed with my aunt’s family for the summer holidays, they took good care of me.
zhàoliào 照料 V take care of, look after
zhàopiàn 照片 N photograph, picture, snapshot (张 zhāng) ■ 申请签证,要交三张照片。Shēnqǐng
qiānzhèng, yào jiāo sān zhāng zhàopiàn. To apply for visa, you need to submit three photos. ■ 老
人常常看着老照片,回忆过去的生活。Lǎorén chángcháng kànzhe lǎo zhàopiàn, huíyì guòqù
de shēnghuó. The old man (or woman) often looks at old photos, recalling life in the past.
zhàoxiàng 照相 [v+obj: 照 illuminate + 相 photograph] V take a picture ■ 请你给我们照个 相。Qǐng
nǐ gěi wǒmen zhào ge xiàng. Please take a picture of us. ■ 人们喜欢站在那幅画前 照相。
Rénmen xǐhuan zhàn zài nà fù huà qián zhàoxiàng. People like to take photos standing in front of
that painting.
zhàoxiàngguǎn 照相馆 N photographic studio
zhàoxiàngjī 照相机 N camera ■ 明天出去玩,别 忘了带照相机!Míngtiān chūqu wán, bié wàngle
dài zhàoxiàngjī! Don’t forget to bring a camera with you on your outing tomorrow!
zhàoyàng 照样 ADV in the same old way
zhàoyào 照耀 V shine, illuminate
zhàoying 照应 V look after, take care of
zhào 罩 V cover, overspread (See lǒngzhào 笼罩.)
zhē 折 V roll over
zhēteng 折腾 V turn from side to side, toss about
zhē 遮 V hide from view
zhēdǎng 遮挡 V shelter from, keep out
zhé 折¹ I V convert to, amount to ■ 一美元折多少日 元?Yì Měiyuán zhé duōshǎo Rìyuán? How many
Japanese yen does an American dollar amount to? II N discount, reduction (in price) ■ 这些书现在
打 八折。Zhèxiē shū xiànzài dǎ bā zhé. These books are under a twenty percent discount now.
zhé 折² V break
zhémó 折磨 V & N cause much mental or physical suffering; suffering 受病痛的折磨 shòu bìngtòng de zhémó
suffer terribly from the disease
zhé 哲 ADJ wise
zhéxué 哲学 N philosophy ■ 我对东方哲学感兴 趣。Wǒ duì dōngfāng zhéxué gǎn xìngqù. I am
interested in Eastern philosophy.
zhéxuéjiā 哲学家 N philosopher

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