写照
xiězhào
portrayal; vivid reflection
Characters in this word
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
- 这座城中村的变迁，正是高速城市化复杂代价的写照。 Zhè zuò chéngzhōngcūn de biànqiān, zhèng shì gāosù chéngshìhuà fùzá dàijià de xiězhào. The changes in this urban village are a vivid reflection of the complex costs of rapid urbanisation.
- 这幅画是画家晚年心境的真实写照。 Zhè fú huà shì huàjiā wǎnnián xīnjìng de zhēnshí xiězhào. This painting is a truthful portrayal of the artist's state of mind in his later years.
- 高房价已成为许多年轻人生活压力的写照。 Gāo fángjià yǐ chéngwéi xǔduō niánqīngrén shēnghuó yālì de xiězhào. High housing prices have become a vivid reflection of the life pressure many young people face.