对照

Traditional form:

對照

Pinyin (reading):

duìzhào

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 对 - correct, right; facing, opposed
• 照 - to shine, to reflect, to illuminate

Traditional characters:

• 對 - correct, right; facing, opposed
• 照 - to shine, to reflect, to illuminate