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写照
写照
(xiě zhào): Picture (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
写 • xiě • to write • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xiě
写
to write
照 • zhào • take (a photo) • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zhào
照
take (a photo)
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 写照.
Words with
写
填写
tián xiě
to fill in a form
写作
xiě zuò
writing; pen and ink; penmanship
描写
miáo xiě
describe; depict; portray
书写
shū xiě
to write
编写
biān xiě
to compile
撰写
zhuàn xiě
Write / Compose
写信
xiě xìn
write a letter
写写
xiě xiě
to write a bit
Words with
照
护照
hù zhào
passport
拍照
pāi zhào
to take a picture
照片
zhào piàn
photograph
照相
zhào xiàng
to take a photograph
照顾
zhào gu
to look after
照相机
zhào xiàng jī
camera
按照
àn zhào
according to
执照
zhí zhào
license; permit
4.
How to Use 写照 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
with
时代
shí
时
dài
代
xiě
写
zhào
照
neutral
portrayal of the times
Adjective + Noun
shēng
生
dòng
动
xiě
写
zhào
照
Verb + Object
with
成为
chéng
成
wéi
为
xiě
写
zhào
照
5.
Example Sentences with 写照
zhè
这
zhāng
张
zhào
照
piàn
片
shì
是
tā
她
de
neutral
vivid portrayal
zhēn
真
shí
实
xiě
写
zhào
照
neutral
true portrayal
formal
Written
become a portrayal
的
xiě
写
zhào
照
。
This photo is a portrayal of her.
zhè
这
fú
幅
chōu
抽
xiàng
象
huà
画
shì
是
tā
他
nèi
内
xīn
心
fù
复
zá
杂
qíng
情
gǎn
感
de
的
jué
绝
jiā
佳
xiě
写
zhào
照
。
This abstract painting is an excellent portrayal of his complex inner emotions.
nán
难
dào
道
zhè
这
fú
幅
huà
画
bú
不
shì
是
dāng
当
dài
代
nián
年
qīng
轻
rén
人
jiāo
焦
lǜ
虑
xīn
心
tài
态
de
的
zhēn
真
shí
实
xiě
写
zhào
照
ma
吗
?
Isn't this painting a true portrayal of the anxious mentality of contemporary young people?
zhè
这
fú
幅
huà
画
shēng
生
dòng
动
dì
地
miáo
描
huì
绘
le
了
xiāng
乡
cūn
村
shēng
生
huó
活
de
的
xiě
写
zhào
照
。
This painting vividly depicts a portrayal of rural life.
tā
他
de
的
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
shì
是
nà
那
ge
个
shí
时
dài
代
shè
社
huì
会
xiàn
现
shí
实
de
的
zhēn
真
shí
实
xiě
写
zhào
照
。
His novel is a true portrayal of the social reality of that era.