合影 héyǐng group photo
group photo; to take a group photo
How to remember 合影: 合 join together + 影 shadows = group photo.
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How it is used
- Noun/verb for a photo with multiple people posing together: 合个影 (hé ge yǐng) - take a group photo, 和朋友合影 (hé péngyou héyǐng) - take a photo together with friends.
- Different from 拍照 (pāizhào), the general verb for taking any photo, of anything, alone or with others - 合影 specifically means several people are posed together in the frame.