照应 (zhào ying) — to look after, to take care of (someone or something)
Definition
A transitive verb meaning to look after or watch over someone/something in your care. It focuses on attentive supervision (e.g., luggage, children) rather than serving or helping, which is more 照顾.
verb
to look afterto take care of (someone or something)
Examples
- ，照应。Wǒ bú zài jiā de shí hou, má fan nǐ zhào ying yí xià wǒ de māo.When I'm not at home, please take care of my cat for a while.
- 照应，。Tā yí gè rén yào zhào ying sān gè hái zi, hěn xīn kǔ.She has to look after three children on her own — it's very hard.
- 照应，。Nǐ bāng wǒ zhào ying yí xià xíng li, 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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