对照 duìzhào▶ comparar; cotejar

Stroke order

对照 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 对 — 5 strokes
• 照 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. to contrast
2. to compare
3. to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
4. to check

Related words

• 关照Cuidar de
• 参照referirse a
• 对付tratar con
• 对应Correspondiente
• 对抗Combate
• 对称simétrico

对照 is pronounced duìzhào and means “comparar; cotejar”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 对照 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.