How to say “photo” in Chinese
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“Photo” in Chinese is 照片, zhào piàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
照片 is read zhào 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
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 “照片”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 照片. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这张照片是在哪儿照的zhèzhāngzhàopiànshìzàinǎrzhàodeWhere was this photo taken?
- 这些照片张张都很好看。zhèxiēzhàopiànzhāngzhāngdōuhěnhǎokànEvery single one of these photos is beautiful.
- 这是我童年的照片zhèshìwǒtóngniándezhàopiànThis is a photo from my childhood.
- 我拍了很多照片wǒpāilehěnduōzhàopiànI took a lot of photos.
- 此外我们还需要两张照片cǐwài,wǒmenháixūyàoliǎngzhāngzhàopiànBesides that, we also need two photos.
- 这种纸主要用于打印照片zhèzhǒngzhǐzhǔyàoyòngyúdǎyìnzhàopiànThis paper is mainly used for printing photos.
More words from the lesson “Photos to remember”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “photo” in Chinese?
“Photo” in Chinese is 照片, pinyin zhàopiàn.
What does 照片 mean?
照片 (zhàopiàn) means “photo”.
How do you write 照片?
照片 is 2 characters: 照 (zhào) — illuminate; photograph; 片 (piàn) — slice, plate; photo. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 照片?
照片 is read zhàopiàn. Tones: zhào — fourth tone, piàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“photo” 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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