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照应

照應
zhàoyìng / zhàoying
verb #18,032

Meanings

  1. 1 to correlate with; to correspond to
  2. 2 to echo (one part of a text with another)

Examples

HSK 5
这部小说前后照应，结构很完整。
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō qiánhòu zhàoyìng, jiégòu hěn wánzhěng.
The beginning and the end of this novel answer each other, so the structure feels complete.
HSK 6
文章的开头和结尾要互相照应。
Wénzhāng de kāitóu hé jiéwěi yào hùxiāng zhàoyìng.
The opening and ending of an essay should correspond to each other.
HSK 7-9
剧本里的每个细节都和结局照应。
Jùběn lǐ de měi gè xìjié dōu hé jiéjú zhàoyìng.
Every detail in the script corresponds to the ending.

Tips

mistakes
The second syllable keeps its fourth tone here. 照应 is about parts of a text or a plan answering each other. The neutral-tone 照应 is a different word meaning to look after someone.
usage
Standard vocabulary in writing classes: a composition is praised for 前后照应, an ending that answers its opening. Close to 呼应, the more general word for two things echoing each other.

Stroke Order

照 zhào
应 yīng