执照 zhízhào license
license; permit
How to remember 执照: 执 hold on to + 照 shine = license.
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How it is used
- An official license/permit to do something - 驾驶执照 (jiàshǐ zhízhào) driver's license, 营业执照 business license.
- The document authorizing an activity; near 许可证 (xǔkězhèng, permit), but 执照 is the standard word for licenses to drive or operate a business.
Example sentences
- 你还没到可以拿驾驶执照的年龄。 Nǐ hái méidào kěyǐ ná jiàshǐzhízhào de niánlíng.You're not old enough to get a driver's license.