执照

執照

zhízhào

noun HSK 7-9 #4,218

Measure Word

一张执照 zhāng

Meanings

1 license
2 permit

Characters

to hold; to carry

license; certificate; to illuminate

Examples

他刚拿到驾驶执照。

Tā gāng nádào jiàshǐ zhízhào.

He just got his driver's license.

开餐厅需要办理营业执照。

Kāi cāntīng xūyào bànlǐ yíngyè zhízhào.

Opening a restaurant requires obtaining a business license.

Tips

usage

Common types: 营业执照 (business license), 驾驶执照 (driver's license — though 驾照 is more colloquial), 行医执照 (medical license).

Stroke Order

执 zhí

照 zhào