插图 chātú illustration
How to remember 插图: 插 to insert + 图 diagram = illustration.
Characters
How it is used
- An illustration - pictures set into text - 这本书配有精美的插图 (zhè běn shū pèiyǒu jīngměi de chātú) this book has beautiful illustrations.
- A plain compound: 插 (insert) + 图 (picture), for images accompanying a book or article.
Example sentences
- 这本书有精美的插图。 Zhè běnshū yǒu jīngměi de chātú.This book is beautifully illustrated.