How to say “photo album” in Chinese

相册
xiàngcè

photo album

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Leisure and experiences”

“Photo album” in Chinese is 相册, xiàng cè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

相册 is read xiàng cè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xiàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
cè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

相
xiāng — mutually; appearance

Two readings: xiāng in 相信, and xiàng, “appearance, photo”, in 相机 and 照相.

册
cè — notebook, volume

A drawing of bound bamboo slips: that's what ancient books looked like.

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 “相册”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “photo album” in Chinese?

“Photo album” in Chinese is 相册, pinyin xiàngcè.

What does 相册 mean?

相册 (xiàngcè) means “photo album”.

How do you write 相册?

相册 is 2 characters: 相 (xiāng) — mutually; appearance; 册 (cè) — notebook, volume. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 相册?

相册 is read xiàngcè. Tones: xiàng — fourth tone, cè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“photo album” in the lesson “Photos to remember”

This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” of HSK 5. 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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