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照相
zhàoxiàng
1. to take a photograph
Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown

照
zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
HSK 3 13 丶
相
xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

照相机
zhàoxiàngjī
camera
HSK 3
照相馆
zhàoxiàngguǎn
photo studio
数码照相机
shùmǎzhàoxiàngjī
digital camera
正电子发射断层照相术
zhèngdiànzǐfāshèduàncéngzhàoxiāngshù
positron emission tomography (PET)

Example Sentences (1)

我先去看了黄河，黄河是中国有名的大河，我坐在船上，一边看一边照相。
Wǒ xiān qù kàn le huáng hé, huáng hé shì zhōngguó yǒumíng de dàhé, wǒ zuò zài chuán shàng, yìbiān kàn yìbiān zhàoxiàng.
I went to see the Yellow River first. The Yellow River is a famous big river in China. I sat on a boat, looking and taking photos at the same time.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
6,424 of 84,292