照片 zhàopiàn picture
picture; photograph
How to remember 照片: 照 shine + 片 slice = picture.
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How it is used
- A photograph (the physical/printed image) - 一张照片 (yì zhāng zhàopiàn) a photo; 拍照片 (pāi zhàopiàn) take a photo.
- Measure word is 张 (zhāng), for flat sheet-like things.
- Contrast 照相 (zhàoxiàng, the act of photographing) and 相机 (xiàngjī, camera): 照片 is the resulting picture, not the action or device.
Example sentences
- 旧照片让我想起了往事。 Jiù zhàopiàn ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐle wǎngshì.The old pictures remind me of the past.
- 他拍了大量的照片。 Tā pāile dàliàng de zhàopiàn.He has taken a large number of photos.