对照 meaning in English

duìzhào

to contrast; to compare

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 對照18 strokes

Meaning of 对照

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

duìzhào
  1. to contrast
  2. to compare
  3. to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
  4. to check

对照 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì一yī张zhāng多duō语yǔ言yán的de单dān词cí对duì照zhào表biǎo。
This is a multi-language word comparison table.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

对 duì · right · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

照 zhào · according to · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 对照.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
照片zhàopiànphotograph
照顾zhàogùto take care of; to show consideration
护照hùzhàopassport
对话duìhuàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
对面duìmiànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
绝对juéduìabsolute; unconditional
面对miànduìto face; to confront
反对fǎnduìto oppose; to be against; to object to
对方duìfāngthe other person; the other side; the other party

Questions about 对照

What does 对照 mean?

对照 (duìzhào) means "to contrast; to compare" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 对照?

对照 is made of 2 characters: 对 (5 strokes), 照 (13 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 对照 an HSK word?

Yes. 对照 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 对照 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 对照 is written 對照.