[1] She is best known for her roles in the children's films Balala the Fairies: The Magic Trial (2014) and Balala the Fairies: Princess Camellia (2015), the sci-fi film The Wandering Earth (2019), and the drama series Growing Pain (2019), A Little Thing Called First Love (2019), Reset (2022), The Princess Royal (2024) and Amidst a Snowstorm of Love (2024).

[4] Zhao was known for maintaining exceptional grades in school while working as a child actress.

[7] In 2016, she starred in the urban family drama A Love for Separation, which was popular and introduced Zhao to a wider audience.

[9] In 2019, Zhao starred in the sci-fi film The Wandering Earth adapted from Liu Cixin's novel, where she played the female lead, Han Duoduo.

[11] She also played the lead female role in the youth romance drama A Little Thing Called First Love.