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合影

héyǐng
noun HSK 5 #11,463

Meanings

  1. 1 group photo
  2. 2 to take a photo together

Characters

合
hé
together; joint
影
yǐng
shadow; photo; image
Literally 'joint image' - a photo with multiple people together.

Examples

HSK 2
我们一起合影吧！
Wǒmen yìqǐ héyǐng ba!
Let's take a photo together!
HSK 2
可以跟你合影吗？
Kěyǐ gēn nǐ héyǐng ma?
Can I take a photo with you?
HSK 4
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