照应

照應
zhàoying / zhàoyìng
verb #18,032

Meanings

  1. 1 to look after; to take care of
  2. 2 to attend to; to keep an eye on

Examples

HSK 2
Chūménzàiwài, qǐng duō zhàoying.
When away from home, please look after each other.
HSK 3
Línjū zuìjìn bāng wǒ zhàoying háizi.
The neighbours have been looking after my child recently.
HSK 4
Máfan nǐ zhàoying yíxià kèrén.
Could you keep an eye on the guests for a moment?

Tips

mistakes
Two readings, two different words. This one is zhàoying, with a neutral second syllable, and it means to look after someone. Said with a full fourth tone, 照应 is a different word meaning that one part of a text answers another, as in 前后照应.
usage
Warm, everyday speech. 照应 is what you say when leaving someone in another person's care. It overlaps with 照顾, which is the more neutral standard word.

Stroke Order

zhào
yīng