How to say “have a photo taken” in Chinese
have a photo taken, take photos
“Have a photo taken” in Chinese is 照相, zhào xiàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
照相 is read zhào xiàng: 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”.
Two readings: xiāng in 相信, and xiàng, “appearance, photo”, in 相机 and 照相.
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 “照相”.
More words from the lesson “Photos to remember”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “have a photo taken” in Chinese?
“Have a photo taken” in Chinese is 照相, pinyin zhàoxiàng.
What does 照相 mean?
照相 (zhàoxiàng) means “have a photo taken, take photos”.
How do you write 照相?
照相 is 2 characters: 照 (zhào) — illuminate; photograph; 相 (xiāng) — mutually; appearance. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 照相?
照相 is read zhàoxiàng. Tones: zhào — fourth tone, xiàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“have a photo taken” 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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