# 执照 (zhízhào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 执照 (zhízhào) means “license; permit”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: license; permit
- Pinyin: zhízhào (zhi2 zhao4)
- Traditional: 執照
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这家餐厅还没拿到营业执照。
  Zhè jiā cāntīng hái méi ná dào yíngyè zhízhào.
  This restaurant hasn't gotten its business license yet.

## Characters

- 执 (zhí): to execute (a plan); to grasp
- [照](https://hanziro.com/word/zhao-shine-on/) (zhào): to shine on; according to

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-zhao-license/

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