Word: 照 (zhào)

一缕阳光照进了房间。

Yì lǚ yángguāng zhào jìnle fángjiān.

A ray of sunlight shone into the room.

丈八的灯台，照见人家，照不见自己

zhàng bā de dēngtái, zhàojiàn rénjiā, zhào bújiàn zìjǐ

a sixteen-foot lamp stand: lights others but not itself

丈八的灯塔，照远不照近

zhàng bā de dēngtǎ, zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn

a sixteen-foot lighthouse: lights the far, not the near

你一天照几次镜子？

Nǐ yì tiān zhào jǐcì jìngzi?

How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?

你是从哪里照的相？

Nǐ shì cóng nǎlǐ zhào de xiàng?

Where did you have your picture taken?

你最好照他们所说的做。

Nǐ zuìhǎo zhào tāmen suǒshuō de zuò.

You'd better do what they say.

你能用这台相机帮我们拍张照吗？

Nǐ néng yòng zhè tái xiàngjī bāng wǒmen pāi zhāng zhào ma?

Would you take a picture of us with this camera?

哈哈镜照人，变了形

hāhājìng zhào rén, biànle xíng

a funhouse mirror reflecting a person: the shape changes

夕阳照在峰峦上，整座山都红了。

Xīyáng zhào zài fēngluán shàng, zhěng zuò shān dōu hóngle.

The setting sun shone on the peaks, turning the whole mountain red.

外甥打灯笼，照舅

wàishēng dǎdēnglóng, zhào jiù

a nephew carrying a lantern: shines on his uncle (as before)

屁股上挂镜子，照见别人照不见自己

pìgu shàng guà jìngzi, zhàojiàn biéren zhào bújiàn zìjǐ

hanging a mirror on one's backside: it shows others but not oneself

幡杆上挂灯笼,照远不照近

fān gān shang guà dēnglóng,zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn

a lantern hung on a banner pole: lights far, not near

您能好好给我们照一张相吗？

Nín néng hǎohǎo gěi wǒmen zhào yì zhāng xiàng ma?

Could you take a picture of us?

您需要带两张本人的白底报名照。

Nín xūyào dài liǎng zhāng běnrén de bái dǐ bàomíng zhào.

You will need to bring two passport-sized photos of yourself taken with a white background.

我们在天安门前面照了一张相。

Wǒmen zài Tiān'ānmén qiánmiàn zhào le yì zhāng xiàng.

We took a photo in front of Tiananmen.

我照他说的做了。

Wǒ zhào tā shuō de zuòle.

I did it the way he told me to.

手电筒，专照别人，不照自己

shǒudiàntǒng, zhuān zhào biéren, bú zhào zìjǐ

a flashlight: shines only on others, not on itself

明镜所以照形，古事所以知今

míngjìng suǒyǐ zhào xíng, gǔ shì suǒyǐ zhī jīn

a bright mirror is for reflecting your form; ancient events are for understanding the present

火热的太阳照在沙滩上。

Huǒrè de tàiyang zhào zài shātān shàng.

The fiery sun shone down on the beach.

灼热的阳光照在沙漠上。

Zhuórè de yángguāng zhào zài shāmò shàng.

The scorching sun beats down on the desert.

照他说的做。

Zhào tā shuō de zuò.

Do what he says.

照他说的做！

Zhào tā shuō de zuò!

Do as he says.

爱克斯光照人，看透你了

àikèsīguāng zhào rén, kàntòu nǐ le

Shining X-rays on a person: I see right through you

皮影戏是用灯光照出来的影子。

Píyǐngxì shì yòng dēngguāng zhào chūlái de yǐngzi.

Shadow puppetry uses shadows cast by a light.

舞台上的她，风采照人。

Wǔtái shàng de tā, fēngcǎi zhào rén.

On stage, she is radiant and graceful.

要是那灯泡不照我的眼就好了。

Yàoshi nà dēngpào bú zhào wǒ de yǎn jiù hǎole.

If only that lamp weren't shining in my eye.

这张照片在哪儿照的？

Zhè zhāng zhàopiān zài nǎr zhào de?

Where was this picture taken?

这间房照不到很多阳光。

Zhè jiān fáng zhào búdào hěn duō yángguāng.

This room does not get much sun.

阳光从天窗照进了房间。

Yángguāng cóng tiānchuāng zhào jìnle fángjiān.

Sunlight shone into the room through the skylight.

阳光透过窗上的格子照进房间。

Yángguāng tòuguò chuāng shàng de gézi zhào jìn fángjiān.

Sunlight shone into the room through the lattice on the window.

阳光透过窗户照进了房间。

Yángguāng tòuguò chuānghu zhào jìnle fángjiān.

Sunlight shines into the room through the window.