执 zhí
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丸 ball, pebble, pellet, pill
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
执照
zhízhào
licence; permit
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
- 这家机构虽然设备先进，却因为执照过期而被暂停营业。 Zhè jiā jīgòu suīrán shèbèi xiānjìn, què yīnwèi zhízhào guòqī ér bèi zàntíng yíngyè. Although this organisation has advanced equipment, it was suspended from operation because its licence had expired.
- 他刚拿到驾驶执照，就开心地开车回了家。 Tā gāng nádào jiàshǐ zhízhào, jiù kāixīn de kāichē huíle jiā. He had just got his driver's licence and happily drove home.
- 开餐厅需要先办营业执照，不然就是违法的。 Kāi cāntīng xūyào xiān bàn yíngyè zhízhào, bùrán jiùshì wéifǎ de. To open a restaurant you need to get a business licence first, otherwise it is against the law.
Related words
- 执行 zhíxíng to carry out
- 固执 gùzhi stubborn; obstinate
- 执法 zhífǎ to enforce the law; law enforcement
- 执意 zhíyì to insist on; to be determined to
- 执着 zhízhuó persistent; dedicated; attached
- 争执 zhēngzhí dispute; argument; to dispute
- 护照 hùzhào passport
- 照顾 zhàogù to take care of
- 照片 zhàopiàn photo
- 照相 zhàoxiàng to take a photo
- 按照 ànzhào according to
- 照 zhào to shine on; to take a photo