(zhào gù) - to take care of, to look after in Mandarin
zhàogùTraditional: 照顧
Translation
to take care of, to look after
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Word origin
照顾 (zhàogù) 'to take care of' joins 照 (zhào, 'to shine on, look after') and 顾 (gù, 'to turn the head, attend to'). 照 has the 灬 (fire) radical beneath 昭 (zhāo, phonetic); 顾 (traditional 顧) pairs 頁 (yè, 'head' radical) with 雇 (gù) phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 照 (灬 fire + 昭 phonetic) + 顾 (頁 head radical + 雇 phonetic)
Stroke order
照
顾
Examples
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Please take good care of yourself.
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She is looking after her ill father.
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Thank you for always taking care of me.
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Please take good care of yourself.
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Grandma is looking after three children.
照顾 (zhào gù) means to take care of or look after. 照 suggests attending to something and 顾 means to look back at or care for. It describes nurturing, tending, or watching over people who need help (老人, elderly; 孩子, children; 病人, sick people). A fixed parting phrase is 请多照顾 (please take good care), similar to look after yourself. It can also mean to consider or favour someone (照顾面子, to spare someone's feelings/face).
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 9: 照顾, 收到, 人类 and 7 more words.