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照顾

zhàogù

to take care of

Usage note

“照顾”用来表示关心和照料某人或某物。比如，你可以在日常生活中说‘我来照顾生病的妈妈’或‘爸爸照顾花园里的植物’。

zhàogù lái bǎo chéng guān xīn hé zhuāng liào mǒu rén huò mǒu wù. rúguǒ , nǐ kěyǐ zài rì yè shēnghuó zhōng shuō ‘wǒ lái zhàogù bìngshēng de māma’ huò ‘bàba zhàogù huāyuán lǐ de zhíwù’.

The word '照顾' means to take care of someone or something. For example, you can say in daily life: 'I will take care of my sick mother' or 'Dad takes care of the plants in the garden.'

Context note

“照顾”常用于描述日常生活中对人的关心和照料，如照顾家人、宠物或植物。

zhàogù cháng yòng yú miáo shù rìyè shēnghuó zhōng dào rén de guānxīn hé zhuāngliào , rú kě zuǐdài zǎo guān jiārén 、 pétóng huò zhíwù .

'照顾' is commonly used to describe taking care of people in daily life, such as family members, pets, or plants.

5 examples

我来照顾弟弟。
wǒ lái zhào gù dì di。
I will take care of my younger brother.
妈妈总是照顾我。
mā ma zǒng shì zhào gù wǒ。
Mom always takes care of me.
他负责照顾病人。
tā fù zé zhào gù bìng rén。
He is responsible for taking care of the patients.
老师照顾我们学习。
lǎo shī zhào gù wǒ men xué xí。
The teacher takes care of our studies.
宠物店会照顾宠物。
chǒng wù diàn huì zhào gù chǒng wù。
Pet shops take care of pets.

5 mini stories

爸爸每天早上照顾花园里的植物。妈妈则在厨房照顾家人。
bà bà měi tiān zǎo shàng zhào gù huā yuán lǐ de zhí wù。 mā ma zé zài chú fáng zhào gù jiā rén。
Dad takes care of the plants in the garden every morning. Mom takes care of the family in the kitchen.
奶奶生病了，爷爷照顾她。
nǎi nai shēng bìng le， yé ye zhào gù tā。
Grandma is sick, so Grandpa takes care of her.
动物园里的工作人员照顾动物们。
dòng wù yuán lǐ de gōng zuò rén yuán zhào gù dòng wù men。
The staff at the zoo take care of the animals.
老师照顾我们学习，就像父母一样。
lǎo shī zhào gù wǒ men xué xí， jiù xiàng fù mǔ yí yàng。
Teachers take care of our studies, just like parents do.
宠物店的员工会照顾生病的小动物们。
chǒng wù diàn de yuán gōng huì zhào gù shēng bìng de xiǎo dòng wù men。
The employees at the pet shop take care of sick little animals.

Mini dialogue

照顾妹妹

A
你可以照顾妹妹吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ zhàogù mèimei ma?
Can you take care of little sister?
B
可以，我会好好照顾她。
Kěyǐ, wǒ huì hǎohāo zhàogù tā.
Yes, I will take good care of her.

照顾植物

A
谁在照顾这盆花？
Shéi zài zhàogù zhè pén huā?
Who is taking care of this potted plant?
B
是我，我每天给它浇水。
Shì wǒ, wǒ měitiān gěi tā jiāoshuǐ.
It's me, I water it every day.

Related words and contrasts

similar
关心
guānxīn
to care for; to be concerned about

关心 focuses on emotional care and concern.

related
保护
bǎohù
to protect

保护 means to keep safe, often part of taking care of someone.

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