Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 照

according to
in accordance with
to shine
to illuminate
to reflect
to look at (one's reflection)
to take (a photo)
photo
as requested
as before

variant of 照 (zhào)
to shine
to illuminate

nude picture (from 裸照 (luǒzhào))

to shine upon
to reflect

to illuminate
to light up
lighting

reflection

photograph
picture
CL:張／张 (zhāng),套 (tào),幅 (fú)

nude picture

directly
straight
straight ahead
straightforward

request granted (formal usage in old document)
to aim (gun)

to meet face-to-face

to shine brightly
(fig.) to perceive clearly

irradiation

(Tw) (social welfare) long-term care (abbr. for 長期照顧／长期照顾 (chángqizhàogu))

to take a photograph

to look after
to attend to
to have in care

spy shot; leaked photo of a yet-to-be-released product

approved for distribution
to provide (wages etc) as usual (e.g. while an employee is on maternity leave)

recent photo

to contrast
to compare
to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
to check

portrayal

passport
CL:本 (běn),個／个 (gè)

to copy
to imitate

illumination

a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)

teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)

to shine
to illuminate

to follow the rules
to do as instructed
to play by the book
to comply with a request

(business) license
vehicle license
car registration
license plate

to look after
to take care of
to attend to

license; permit
ID photo; passport photo

picture of the deceased

certificate
license

lighting
illumination
to light up
to illuminate

to shine
to illuminate

to consult a reference
to refer to (another document)

to pay as charged

glare
dazzling

glow of the setting sun

variant of 照相 (zhàoxiàng)

seeing that

according to; in light of

as usual

vehicle license

Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong

to take care of
to show consideration
to attend to
to look after

license; permit

driver's license

to imitate

photo taken during a theatrical production
a still (from a movie)

phototypesetting
photocomposition

a diplomatic note
letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments

as before
as in the past

(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online

to shine on
to light up
to irradiate

(photography) snapshot
(computing) snapshot; cached copy

according to reason
usually
in the normal course of events
to attend to

as a rule
as usual
usually

level of illumination
(physics) illuminance

to tend
to take care of sb

normally
ordinarily speaking

nude photograph

to do as instructed
to comply

as before
(same) as usual
in the same manner
still
nevertheless

to have a tacit understanding

to take care
to keep an eye on
to look after
to tell
to remind

in accordance with
to follow (the rules)

(of sunlight) to bathe all things; to shine gloriously

(Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片 (zhàopiàn))
photoshopped picture

to copy word for word

to look after
to provide for

to take a picture

according to
in the light of
contrast

to correlate with
to correspond to

group photo
to take a group photo

to publish unaltered

according to
in accordance with
in the light of
on the basis of

according to the regulations

care
treatment (e.g. nursing care)
to look after

sunshine

magic mirror for revealing goblins
fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy

control group

comparison table

to take an X-ray

frame of reference
coordinate frame (math.)

flare; star shell

rearview mirror (Tw)

average annual sunshine

searchlight

variant of 照相機／照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī)
camera

external irradiation

on schedule

zhàoxiàngguǎn

photo studio

Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong

according to agreement
as arranged
as stipulated

Lu Zhaolin (637-689), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑／初唐四杰 ( Chū Táng Sìjié)

Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 銀閣寺／银阁寺 (yíngésì)

reflectivity
albedo

zhàoyuányàng

to copy
to follow the original shape
faithful restoration

zhèngjiànzhào

identification photo

illuminance (physics)

selfie

diànzhàomíng

electric lighting

head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc)

camera
CL:個／个 (gè),架 (jià),部 (bù),台 (tái),隻／只 (zhī)

Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德 ( Zhèngdé) (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521

Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet

qiánzhàodēng

(vehicle) headlight

zhàoxiàngpáibǎn

phototypesetting
photocomposition

gāndǎnxiāngzhào

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

jiàshǐzhízhào

driver's license

dānsèzhàopiàn

monochrome photo
black and white picture

jíxìngzhàoshè

acute exposure

guāngzhàozhìliáo

light therapy
phototherapy

according to the law

huíguāngfǎnzhào

final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

Zhōng Yīngduìzhào

Chinese English parallel texts

réngōngzhàoliàng

artificial lighting

shìgùzhàoshè

accidental exposure

zhàomāohuàhǔ

lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
uninspired imitation

yìngjízhàoshè

emergency exposure (nuclear energy)

wúzhàojīngyíng

unlicensed business activity

xīnzhàobùxuān

to have a tacit understanding

zhàomǎibùwù

to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc)

fárénzhàogù

(of a person) left unattended
not cared for

chéngméngguānzhào

to be indebted to sb for care
thank you for looking after me

yángguāngpǔzhào

(idiom) sunlight shines over all things
drenched in sunlight

niánjūnrìzhào

average annual sunshine

zhàodānquánshōu

to accept without question
to take sth at face value

huíguāngfǎnzhào

final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

zhàoběnxuānkē

a wooden word-by-word reading

qǐngduōguānzhào

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)

zhàopiàndǐbǎn

a photographic plate

lìtǐzhàopiàn

three-dimensional photo

fúxīnggāozhào

lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign

ànzhàojìhuà

according to (the) plan ...

zhàohúluhuàpiáo

照葫芦画瓢

[照葫蘆畫瓢]

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
fig. to copy slavishly

shùmǎzhàoxiàngjī

数码照相机

[數碼照相機]

digital camera

dījìliàngzhàoshè

低剂量照射

[低劑量照射]

low dose irradiation

Zhōng Yīngwénduìzhào

中英文对照

[中英文對照]

Chinese-English parallel texts

Tàiyáng Zhào Zài Sānggān Hé Shàng

太阳照在桑干河上

[太陽照在桑乾河上]

The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize

zhèngdiànzǐzhàoshèduàncéngshèyǐng

正电子照射断层摄影

[正電子照射斷層攝影]

positrion emission tomography (PET)

zhèngdiànzǐfāshèduàncéngzhàoxiāngshù

正电子发射断层照相术

[正電子發射斷層照相術]

positron emission tomography (PET)