照片

zhàopiàn

Traditional: 照片

HSK 2
#514 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

photograph, photo, picture

Stroke order

Stroke order for 照

Stroke order for 片

Examples

Let's take a photo.

She showed me many photographs.

This photo was taken very well.

This photo was taken last year.

He showed me a photo of his family.

照片 (zhào piàn) means photograph or photo. 照 relates to light and illumination (and by extension photography), while 片 means a flat, thin piece or slice - referring to the physical print. The measure word is 张 (zhāng), so one photo is 一张照片. Common compounds include 合照 (group photo), 自拍 (selfie), and 照片册 (photo album).

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