照耀
zhào yào
Pinyin

Definition

照耀
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zhào yào
  1. to shine
  2. to illuminate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhào
  1. 1 variant: 照 zhào
  2. 2 to shine
  3. 3 to illuminate
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 classifier: 张 zhāng
  4. 4 classifier: 套 tào
  5. 5 classifier: 幅 fú
jù zhào
  1. 1 photo taken during a theatrical production
  2. 2 a still (from a movie)
hé zhào
  1. 1 to pose for a photo
xiě zhào
  1. 1 portrayal

Idioms (9)

予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 uninspired imitation