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HSK
to take a picture
HSK 4
photograph / picture / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
HSK 3
to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
HSK 2
according to; in light of
HSK 5
passport / CL: , 個|个
HSK 2
to take a photograph
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *照* | 照* | *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
HSK 3
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
as before / (same) as usual / in the same manner / still / nevertheless
HSK 6
monochrome photo / black and white picture
driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照)
HSK 5
Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
lighting / illumination / to light up / to illuminate
HSK 7-9
control group
head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc)
photo taken during a theatrical production / a still (from a movie)
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
as usual
HSK 7-9
(vehicle) headlight
camera / CL: , ,
in accordance with / to follow (the rules)
HSK 7-9
light therapy / phototherapy
live photo; motion photo (a still photo with a few seconds of video captured before and after the photo is taken)
to illuminate / to light up / lighting
according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to
certificate / license
to consult a reference / to refer to (another document)
HSK 7-9
illumination
to look after / to provide for
to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
HSK 7-9
a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments
as a rule / as usual / usually
HSK 7-9
(business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate
HSK 7-9
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
to shine / to illuminate
HSK 6
glare / dazzling
portrayal
HSK 7-9
reflectivity / albedo
to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request
HSK 7-9
group photo / to take a group photo
to look in the mirror
to have a tacit understanding
to imitate
rearview mirror (Tw)
to tend / to take care of sb
HSK 7-9
license; permit
HSK 7-9
to correlate with / to correspond to
to look after / to take care of / to attend to
to meet face-to-face
irradiation
as before / as in the past
three-dimensional photo
reflection
to copy word for word
to shine upon / to reflect
to copy / to imitate
on schedule
to shine on / to light up / to irradiate
artificial lighting
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
to accept without question / to take sth at face value
magic mirror for revealing goblins / fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy
a wooden word-by-word reading
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
(photography) snapshot / (computing) snapshot; cached copy
(idiom) sunlight shines over all things / drenched in sunlight
sunshine
selfie
illuminance (physics)
according to / in the light of / contrast
flare; star shell
directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
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
nude picture (from 裸照)
to have a tacit understanding
to do as instructed / to comply
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly
recent photo
driver's license
digital camera
external irradiation
to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc)
to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
to look after / to attend to / to have in care
comparison table
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 銀閣寺|银阁寺
approved for distribution / to provide (wages etc) as usual (e.g. while an employee is on maternity leave)
glow of the setting sun
to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
photo studio
(Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片) / photoshopped picture
nude picture
license; permit / ID photo; passport photo
(of a person) left unattended / not cared for
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *照* | 照* | *照
variant of / to shine / to illuminate
HSK 3
frame of reference / coordinate frame (math.)

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