Chinese

zhào
Meaning: to shine; to illuminate; to reflect
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example sentences

陽光照在水面上。
阳光照在水面上。
The sunlight shines on the water surface.
她拍了幾張非常漂亮的風景照。
She took several very beautiful landscape photos.
溫暖的陽光照進了房間。
Warm sunlight shone into the room.
樹林裡枝葉很疏,陽光容易照進來。
The branches and leaves in the woods are sparse, so sunlight easily shines in.
陽光照在身上,感覺暖烘烘的。
The sun is shining on me, and I feel nice and warm.

Usage Notes

Used to describe light falling on a surface, or the act of taking a photograph.

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