参照
cānzhào
to consult, to refer to
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 请参照说明书操作。Please operate by referring to the manual.
- 这个数据仅供参照。This data is for reference only.
Collocations
参照执行参照标准仅供参照参照对比
Mnemonic
参 cān "to consult, refer" + 照 zhào "to shine on, mirror": to consult by holding something up against it, i.e. to refer to, to follow by comparison. Same as the Korean word cham-jo (參照). Used of looking to a standard or material and following it (参照执行 to act by reference). Compared with 参考 (to consult), 参照 carries a stronger sense of following or matching against. 参 reads cān when it means "to consult".
Related
参考对照依照比照
Quick check
What is the nuance of 参照 versus 参考?