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写照 Pronunciation and Pinyin

写照 Usage and Examples

portrayal; description; sketch

无家可归者的数量是社会状况的生动写照。

The number of homeless people is a telling comment on the state of society.

她非常漂亮,她的房子就是她自己的写照,一切都很有品位,井井有条。

She was extremely pretty, and her house was a reflection of herself, everything in good taste and in perfect order.

The characters in 写照

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
写
xiě5write, compose, describe
照
zhào13to shine, photograph, or care for

More words starting with 写

  • xiě写 de的written, composed
  • xiě写shàng上write, write down
  • xiě写xià下Write down, Jot down
  • xiě写xià下le了wrote down, jotted down
  • xiě写xià下lai来write down, note down
  • xiě写bù不chū出Can't write, Unable to write
  • xiě写gè个write a, write an
  • xiě写shū书write a book, write books
  • xiě写le了wrote, has written
  • xiě写le了gè个zì字Wrote a word, Wrote a character
  • xiě写zuò作writing
  • xiě写zuò作shàng上in writing, editorially

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Questions about 写照

What does 写照 mean in Chinese?

写照 (xiě zhào) means “portrayal; description; sketch”.

How do you pronounce 写照?

写照 is pronounced xiě zhào in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “portrayal; description; sketch” in Chinese?

“portrayal; description; sketch” is 写照 (xiě zhào) in Chinese.

How is 写照 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 写照, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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