对照 (duì zhào) — to compare, to contrast; to check (against a reference)
Definition
Means 'to compare' or 'to check against a reference' (often with 把). Closer to 比较 but with a focus on checking one against another. 对比 highlights sharper differences; 并列 just places things side by side.
verb
to compareto contrastto check (against a reference)
Examples
- 对照，。Nǐ bǎ dá àn hé yuán wén duì zhào yí xià, kàn kàn yǒu méi yǒu cuò wù.Check your answers against the original to see if there are mistakes.
- 。Zhè liǎng zhāng zhào piàn yí duì zhào jiù néng kàn chū bù tóng.Compare these two photos and you'll see the difference right away.
- 对照，。Qǐng duì zhào yí xià zhè fèn míng dān, kàn kàn yǒu méi yǒu yí lòu.Please check this list against something to see if anything is missing.
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