How to say “take care of” in Chinese
take care of
“Take care of” in Chinese is 照顾, zhào gù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
照顾 is read zhào gù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”; top left, 日 “sun”.
On the right, 页 “head”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “照顾”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 照顾. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她在家照顾孩子tāzàijiāzhàogùháiziShe's at home, taking care of the child.
- 她辞职回家照顾孩子tācízhíhuíjiāzhàogùháiziShe quit to stay home with the kids.
- 我们轮流照顾奶奶wǒmenlúnliúzhàogùnǎinaiWe take turns looking after Grandma.
More words from the lesson “Husband and wife”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take care of” in Chinese?
“Take care of” in Chinese is 照顾, pinyin zhàogù.
What does 照顾 mean?
照顾 (zhàogù) means “take care of”.
How do you write 照顾?
照顾 is 2 characters: 照 (zhào) — illuminate; photograph; 顾 (gù) — look back; care for. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 照顾?
照顾 is read zhàogù. Tones: zhào — fourth tone, gù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take care of” in the lesson “Husband and wife”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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