护照 hùzhào passport
How to remember 护照: 护 to defend + 照 shine = passport.
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How it is used
- The travel document - 办护照 (bàn hùzhào) apply for a passport, 护照过期了 (hùzhào guòqī le) the passport expired.
- Measure word 本 (běn), like a book: 一本护照 (yì běn hùzhào). Don't confuse with 签证 (qiānzhèng) visa, which goes inside it.
Example sentences
- 去拿你的护照。 Qù ná nǐ de hùzhào.Go get your passport.
- 请出示您的护照。 Qǐng chūshì nín de hùzhào.Please show your passport.
- 出国旅行护照丢了会很麻烦。 Chūguó lǚxíng hùzhào diūle huì hěn máfan.It can be very troublesome if you lose your passport when traveling overseas.