照料

zhào liào
HSK 6
to tend, to take care of sb
verb

Example Sentences

她每天都照料这只小狗。
tā měitiān dū zhàoliào zhè zhī xiǎogǒu 。
She takes care of this puppy every day.
医生照料住院的病人。
yīshēng zhàoliào zhùyuàn de bìngrén 。
The doctor takes care of the hospitalized patients.
父母在外工作，爷爷奶奶照料我。
fùmǔ zàiwài gōngzuò ， yéyé nǎinǎi zhàoliào wǒ 。
My grandparents take care of me while my parents work outside.

Individual Characters

照zhào
reflect
料liào
material, feed, stuff, grain

Words with similar meanings

照顾zhàogù
to take care of
More commonly used in daily conversation.
照看zhàokàn
to look after
Often implies a more casual or brief involvement in care.

Words Starting With 照

照片zhào piàn
"photo; photograph; picture
照相机zhào xiàng jī
"camera
照顾zhào gu
to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
照常zhào cháng
(business etc) as usual
照应zhào yìng
to correlate with; to correspond to

Words Ending With 料

材料cái liào
"material; data; makings; stuff
饮料yǐn liào
drink; beverage
原料yuán liào
raw material
资料zī liào
"material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet)
不料bù liào
unexpectedly; to one's surprise

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