照顧 (ziu3 gu3 | zhao4 gu5) : to look after; to care for; to consider

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照顧

ziu3 gu3

zhao4 gu5

to look after; to care for; to consider

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,630,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

照顧 / 照顾

This word has been viewed 6029 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 27th Jul 2004 18:05 and last edited on 11th Dec 2008 06:06

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Characters in this word:

照 ziu3 - shine, light; take care of
顧 gu3 - look at; look after; visit; customer

3 compounds containing this word:

照顧自己 - self care, personal care
承蒙照顧 - to be indebted to sb. for care; thank your for looking after me
Common Formations:
照顧者 - caregiver

Showing 1 example containing 照顧

我近排好忙﹐冇時間照顧仔女。粵
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children.
[The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 照顧

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