拍照 pāizhào to take a picture
How to remember 拍照: 拍 to clap + 照 shine = to take a picture.
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How it is used
- To take a photo - 我们一起拍照吧 (wǒmen yìqǐ pāizhào ba) let's take a picture together. Verb-object, so 拍了张照 (pāi le zhāng zhào) took a photo.
- Synonym 照相 (zhàoxiàng) means the same; 拍照 is the more modern, common choice, especially with phones. 拍 alone can also take an object: 拍一张照片.
Example sentences
- 我喜欢拍照。 Wǒ xǐhuān pāizhào.I enjoy taking pictures.
- 她喜欢拍照片。 Tā xǐhuān pāizhàopiān.She's fond of taking pictures.
- 请别在这里拍照。 Qǐngbié zài zhèlǐ pāizhào.Please don't take pictures here.