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照顾 (zhào gù): to take care of

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to take care of
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

to take care of
to show consideration
to attend to
to look after
to take care of
to look after
to show consideration for
to attend to
to give special attention to (in business or formal contexts)

Chinese explanation

照料和关心别人，帮助对方解决生活或健康上的需要，比如照顾孩子、照顾病人
也指考虑到别人的情况而给予方便或优待，比如照顾新同学、照顾情绪。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

to shine

HSK 6

to look after

Example sentences

I take care of my little sister every day.

Thank you for taking care of my dog.

She takes care of her sick mother.

Doctors take care of patients.

She is sick and needs someone to look after her.

Please show some consideration for his feelings.

This restaurant takes good care of its regular customers.

He works while taking care of his family.

Thank you for your care.

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