对
照

To contrast in Chinese: 对照 (duì zhào)

duì zhào

to contrast

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

Definitions

  1. 1to contrast
  2. 2to compare
  3. 3to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
  4. 4to check

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对
照

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄠˋ

zhào

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

对照

Simplified

對照

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 把译文和原文对照一下就明白了。

    bǎ yì wén hé yuán wén duì zhào yí xià jiù míng bái le。

    Compare the translation with the original and you'll understand.

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Related words

对

duì

right

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

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

对待

duì dài

to treat

对方

duì fāng

the other person

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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