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关照

guānzhào

to look after; to give special consideration

An older person guides a newcomer along a path, hand on shoulder.
Memory picture

Characters in this word

关 guān

Strokes
6
Radical
丷 — horns
Made of
丷 horns 天 sky, heaven

照 zhào

Strokes
13
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
昭 bright, luminous 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 初到异乡时,他多亏同乡关照,才顺利安顿下来。 Chū dào yìxiāng shí, tā duōkuī tóngxiāng guānzhào, cái shùnlì āndùn xiàlái. When he first arrived in a strange place, it was thanks to the care of people from his hometown that he settled in smoothly.
  • 刚来公司的时候,多亏老同事关照我。 Gāng lái gōngsī de shíhou, duōkuī lǎo tóngshì guānzhào wǒ. When I first joined the company, I was lucky that an older colleague looked after me.
  • 我出差的这几天,请你多关照一下我的家人。 Wǒ chūchāi de zhè jǐ tiān, qǐng nǐ duō guānzhào yíxià wǒ de jiārén. While I'm away on business these few days, please look after my family.

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