How to say “take photos” in Chinese
take photos
“Take photos” in Chinese is 拍照, pāi zhào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拍照 is read pāi zhào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 白 bái hints at the sound.
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”; top left, 日 “sun”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “拍照”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拍照. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我给你们拍照吧。wǒgěinǐmenpāizhàobaLet me take a picture of you guys.
- 这里不许拍照zhèlǐbùxǔpāizhàoYou can't take photos here.
More words from the lesson “Photos to remember”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take photos” in Chinese?
“Take photos” in Chinese is 拍照, pinyin pāizhào.
What does 拍照 mean?
拍照 (pāizhào) means “take photos”.
How do you write 拍照?
拍照 is 2 characters: 拍 (pāi) — clap; shoot (photos); 照 (zhào) — illuminate; photograph. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拍照?
拍照 is read pāizhào. Tones: pāi — first tone, zhào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take photos” in the lesson “Photos to remember”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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