Definition
照镜子 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to look at oneself in the mirror'. The verb 照 and the object 镜子 can split apart when you add a measure word, duration, or complement between them — for example, 照了三次镜子 ('looked in the mirror three times') or 照一下镜子 ('take a quick look in the mirror'). You cannot put a direct object after 照镜子; the mirror is already the object.
v.o.
to look at oneself in the mirror
Examples
- 照镜子。Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu zhào jìng zǐ.I look in the mirror every morning.
- 。Tā zhào le shí fēnzhōng jìngzi.She looked in the mirror for ten minutes.
- 。Nǐ zhào yíxià jìngzi kànkan tóufa.Take a quick look in the mirror and check your hair.
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