合影

héyǐng

noun HSK 7 #11,463

Meanings

1 group photo
2 to take a photo together

Characters

together; joint

shadow; photo; image

Literally 'joint image' — a photo with multiple people together.

Examples

我们一起合影吧！

Wǒmen yìqǐ héyǐng ba!

Let's take a photo together!

可以跟你合影吗？

Kěyǐ gēn nǐ héyǐng ma?

Can I take a photo with you?

这是毕业合影。

Zhè shì bìyè héyǐng.

This is the graduation group photo.

Tips

usage

合影 is specifically a photo with someone or a group photo — you can't 合影 alone. The pattern is 跟...合影 (take a photo with someone). 合照 (hézhào) means the same thing and is equally common.

Stroke Order

合 hé

影 yǐng