How to say “picture” in Chinese
picture, image
“Picture” in Chinese is 图片, tú piàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
图片 is read tú piàn: 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
Outside, 囗 “frame”.
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 “图片”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 图片. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这张图片是从网上找的zhèzhāngtúpiànshìcóngwǎngshangzhǎodeThis picture was found online.
- 请把这张图片缩小一点儿qǐngbǎzhèzhāngtúpiànsuōxiǎoyìdiǎnrPlease make this picture a little smaller.
- 请把这张图片放大一点儿qǐngbǎzhèzhāngtúpiànfàngdàyìdiǎnrPlease enlarge this picture a little.
- 请找出与图片对应的词语qǐngzhǎochūyǔtúpiànduìyìngdecíyǔFind the words that match the pictures.
More words from the lesson “Signal, video and “even””
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “picture” in Chinese?
“Picture” in Chinese is 图片, pinyin túpiàn.
What does 图片 mean?
图片 (túpiàn) means “picture, image”.
How do you write 图片?
图片 is 2 characters: 图 (tú) — picture, diagram; 片 (piàn) — slice, plate; photo. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 图片?
图片 is read túpiàn. Tones: tú — second tone, piàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“picture” in the lesson “Signal, video and “even””
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. 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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