写照 xiězhào portrayal
How to remember 写照: 写 write + 照 shine = portrayal.
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How it is used
- 'A portrayal / true depiction' - usually in 真实写照 (zhēnshí xiězhào) a true reflection of reality: 这部小说是那个时代的真实写照 (this novel is a faithful portrayal of that era).
- A somewhat literary noun; it presents something as a mirror or emblematic picture of a reality.