zhào

to shine; to illuminate

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 炤

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

太阳照在草地上。

The sun shines on the grass.

请照我说的做。

Please do as I say.