Definition
照应 (zhào ying) means 'to look after' or 'to take care of' someone or something, similar to 照顾 but slightly less formal and often used in daily contexts of attending to a person's needs or keeping an eye on a place. Note that a different pronunciation, zhào yìng (with full fourth tone on yìng), means 'to correspond' or 'to echo', a technical term in linguistics for anaphora. This row's pinyin is zhào ying, so the 'look after' sense is correct despite the confusing dictionary gloss.
v.
to look afterto take care of (someone or something)
Examples
- ，照应。Wǒ bú zài jiā de shíhou, máfan nǐ zhào ying yíxià wǒ de māo.When I'm not at home, please take care of my cat for a while.
- 照应，。Tā yí ge rén yào zhào ying sān ge háizi, hěn xīnkǔ.She has to look after three children on her own — it's very hard.
- 照应，。Nǐ bāng wǒ zhào ying yíxià xíngli, wǒ qù mǎi píng shuǐ.Keep an eye on my luggage for me — I'm going to buy a bottle of water.
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