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照料 (zhào liào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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照料 (zhào liào): Take care of / attend to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

照料 consists of 2 characters.

to expect, to anticipate, to predict

Word Info

Pinyinzhào liào

Meaningtake care of / attend to

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word照料

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3.

How to Use 照料 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 照料 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

zhào照

liào料

hái孩

zi子

neutral

look after children

zhào照

liào料

bìng病

rén人

neutral

take care of patients

zhào照

liào料

qǐ起

jū居

formalWritten

Verb + Complementwith好

zhào照

liào料

de得

hěn很

hǎo好

Adverb + Verbwith精心

jīng精

xīn心

zhào照

liào料

4.

Example Sentences with 照料

mā妈

mā妈

zhào照

liào料

wǒ我

。

Mom takes care of me.

care for daily life

neutral

Spoken

take good care of

formal

care for meticulously

zài在

fán繁

máng忙

de的

gōng工

zuò作

zhī之

yú余

，

tā他

réng仍

xī悉

xīn心

zhào照

liào料

zhe着

nián年

mài迈

de的

fù父

mǔ母

。

Despite his busy work schedule, he still attentively takes care of his elderly parents.

gāi该

jī机

gòu构

chéng承

nuò诺

wèi为

suǒ所

yǒu有

zhù住

yuàn院

huàn患

zhě者

tí提

gōng供

zhuān专

yè业

de的

yī医

liáo疗

zhào照

liào料

。

The institution promises to provide professional medical care for all inpatients.

tā她

měi每

tiān天

zhào照

liào料

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

de的

huā花

cǎo草

。

She takes care of the flowers and plants in the garden every day.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

zài在

zhōu周

mò末

bāng帮

máng忙

zhào照

liào料

yí一

xià下

wǒ我

de的

chǒng宠

wù物

māo猫

？

Could you help take care of my pet cat over the weekend?

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

jīng经

yàn验

，

tā他

wèi未

néng能

tuǒ妥

shàn善

zhào照

liào料

zhè这

xiē些

jiāo娇

guì贵

de的

lán兰

huā花

。

Due to lack of experience, he failed to properly attend to these delicate orchids.

hù护

shì士

men们

lún轮

liú流

zhào照

liào料

zhè这

wèi位

shēng生

bìng病

de的

lǎo老

rén人

。

The nurses take turns caring for this sick elderly person.

tā她

jì既

yào要

zhào照

liào料

jiā家

tíng庭

，

yòu又

yào要

jiān兼

gù顾

shì事

yè业

，

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

guò过

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

chōng充

shí实

。

She has to take care of the family while also managing her career, making every day very fulfilling.

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意料

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