照镜子

照鏡子

zhàojìngzi

phrase #11,731

Meanings

1 to look in the mirror

Characters

shine; reflect; look at

Examples

HSK 4

她每天早上都要照镜子。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào zhào jìngzi.

She looks in the mirror every morning.

HSK 4

你照照镜子，看看自己什么样子。

Nǐ zhào zhào jìngzi, kànkan zìjǐ shénme yàngzi.

Look in the mirror and see what you look like.

Tips

grammar

照镜子 is a verb-object (离合词) construction. You can insert words between 照 and 镜子, e.g. 照照镜子 or 照了一下镜子.

Stroke Order

照 zhào

镜 jìng

子 zǐ