写
照

Portrayal in Chinese: 写照 (xiě zhào)

xiě zhào

portrayal

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 寫照1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1portrayal

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写
照

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄝˇ

xiě

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄠˋ

zhào

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

写照

Simplified

寫照

Traditional

Example sentences

See 写照 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这幅画是当时生活的真实写照。

    zhè fú huà shì dāng shí shēng huó de zhēn shí xiě zhào。

    This painting is a true portrayal of life at that time.

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Related words

写

xiě

to write

照

zhào

variant of 照

护照

hù zhào

passport

照顾

zhào gu

to take care of

照片

zhào piàn

photograph

按照

àn zhào

according to

描写

miáo xiě

to describe

照常

zhào cháng

as usual

执照

zhí zhào

license

听写

tīng xiě

(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)

照相

zhào xiàng

to take a photograph

写作

xiě zuò

to write

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