照料
zhào liào
Pinyin

Definition

照料
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zhào liào
  1. to tend
  2. to take care of sb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

照
zhào
  1. 1 variant of 照[zhào]
  2. 2 to shine
  3. 3 to illuminate
照片
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
照顾
zhào gu
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to show consideration
  3. 3 to attend to
  4. 4 to look after
不料
bù liào
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
剧照
jù zhào
  1. 1 photo taken during a theatrical production
  2. 2 a still (from a movie)
原料
yuán liào
  1. 1 raw material
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
参照
cān zhào
  1. 1 to consult a reference
  2. 2 to refer to (another document)
合照
hé zhào
  1. 1 to pose for a photo
塑料
sù liào
  1. 1 plastics
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
塑料袋
sù liào dài
  1. 1 plastic bag
写照
xiě zhào
  1. 1 portrayal
对照
duì zhào
  1. 1 to contrast
  2. 2 to compare
  3. 3 to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
  4. 4 to check
布料
bù liào
  1. 1 cloth
  2. 2 material
意料
yì liào
  1. 1 to anticipate
  2. 2 to expect
拍照
pāi zhào
  1. 1 to take a picture
按照
àn zhào
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 in accordance with
  3. 3 in the light of
  4. 4 on the basis of
料
liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 stuff
  3. 3 grain
  4. 4 feed
  5. 5 to expect
  6. 6 to anticipate
  7. 7 to guess
料到
liào dào
  1. 1 to foresee
  2. 2 to anticipate

Idioms (12)

予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
料事如神
liào shì rú shén
  1. 1 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an incredible foresight
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 uninspired imitation
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
  1. 1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
  1. 1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
阳光普照
yáng guāng pǔ zhào
  1. 1 (idiom) sunlight shines over all things
  2. 2 drenched in sunlight

Sample Sentences

1、我爷爷家里有很多花花草草，但他从来没有精心照料过。与其说他养花，倒不如说是让花自生自灭。
、wǒ yéye jiālǐ yǒu hěnduō huāhuācǎocǎo ，dàn tā cónglái méiyǒu jīngxīn zhàoliào guò 。yǔqí shuō tā yǎnghuā ，dàobùrú shuō shì ràng huā zìshēngzìmiè 。
My grandpa has a lot of flowers at home, but he never takes good care of them. Instead of saying he takes care of the flowers, it’s better to say the flowers are left to their own fate.
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