Correct
照镜子
/ zhào jìng zi /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
照一照镜子看看
2
该照照镜子
3
也不照照镜子
Definition
照镜子:
Literally means:
study oneself in the mirror
Actually means:
It figuratively means checking oneself by some criterion or example to understand one's drawbacks. Often used to criticize someone for overestimating himself. Derogatory.
比喻对照某种标准或榜样检查自己，看清不足之处。常用于批评某人过高地估计自己。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate. (作谓语)
1
Xuéxiào
学校
qǐng
请
le
了
yīxiē
一些
láodòngmófàn
劳动模范
lái
来
zuò
做
bàogào
报告
,
ràng
让
xuésheng
学生
zhào
照
zhàojìngzi
照镜子
,
kànkan
看看
bǎngyàng
榜样
。
The school invited some model workers to give a report and asked the students to look in the mirror and look at the example.
2
Tā
她
yě
也
bù
不
zìjǐ
自己
zhào
照
zhàojìngzi
照镜子
,
shēngāo
身高
bù
不
dào
到
yī
一
mǐ
米
liù
六
,
zěnme
怎么
néng
能
dāng
当
mótèr
模特儿
?
She doesn't look in the mirror herself, she's less than a meter and six feet tall, how can she be a model?
3
Wǒmen
我们
yīnggāi
应该
jīngcháng
经常
zhàojìngzi
照镜子
,
zhǎo
找
chājù
差距
,
cái
才
néng
能
gēng
更
hǎo
好
dì
地
jìnbù
进步
。
We should always look in the mirror and look for gaps in order to make better progress.