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HSK
Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
as before / as in the past
to take a picture
HSK 4
according to; in light of
HSK 5
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
passport / CL: , 個|个
HSK 2
to illuminate / to light up / lighting
according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
HSK 3
according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to
illumination
to look after / to provide for
photograph / picture / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
digital camera
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
glare / dazzling
normally / ordinarily speaking
reflectivity / albedo
lighting / illumination / to light up / to illuminate
HSK 7-9
group photo / to take a group photo
to have a tacit understanding
to imitate
to meet face-to-face
as before / (same) as usual / in the same manner / still / nevertheless
HSK 6
to accept without question / to take sth at face value
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
as usual
HSK 7-9
driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照)
HSK 5
reflection
to copy word for word
to shine upon / to reflect
head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc)
to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
HSK 7-9
to copy / to imitate
care / treatment (e.g. nursing care) / to look after
in accordance with / to follow (the rules)
HSK 7-9
control group
to shine on / to light up / to irradiate
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
artificial lighting
license; permit
HSK 7-9
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
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
(photography) snapshot / (computing) snapshot; cached copy
sunshine
camera / CL: , ,
selfie
illuminance (physics)
according to / in the light of / contrast
as a rule / as usual / usually
HSK 7-9
directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
HSK 2
to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
(business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate
HSK 7-9
(of a person) left unattended / not cared for
certificate / license
to take a photograph
HSK 2
nude picture (from 裸照)
to have a tacit understanding
to do as instructed / to comply
nude picture
recent photo
photo taken during a theatrical production / a still (from a movie)
to consult a reference / to refer to (another document)
HSK 7-9
external irradiation
to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
to look after / to attend to / to have in care
to tend / to take care of sb
HSK 7-9
emergency exposure (nuclear energy)
Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 銀閣寺|银阁寺
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
glow of the setting sun
comparison table
a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments
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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
three-dimensional photo
portrayal
HSK 7-9
(Tw) (social welfare) long-term care (abbr. for 長期照顧|长期照顾)
monochrome photo / black and white picture
license; permit / ID photo; passport photo
identification photo
phototypesetting / photocomposition
to look in the mirror
according to the regulations
to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc)
vehicle license
low dose irradiation
phototypesetting / photocomposition
teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)
to publish unaltered
to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration
average annual sunshine
live photo; motion photo (a still photo with a few seconds of video captured before and after the photo is taken)
(of sunlight) to bathe all things; to shine gloriously
lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
to pay as charged
a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)
to shine / to illuminate

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