大头照

大頭照

dàtóuzhào

noun

Measure Word

一张大头照 zhāng

Meanings

1 headshot
2 head-and-shoulders photo (e.g. for ID, passport, profile picture)

Characters

Examples

申请护照需要交一张大头照。

Shēnqǐng hùzhào xūyào jiāo yì zhāng dàtóuzhào.

You need to submit a passport-style headshot to apply for a passport.

他把大头照设成了头像。

Tā bǎ dàtóuzhào shèchéng le tóuxiàng.

He set the headshot as his profile picture.

Tips

usage

Literal 'big-head photo' — describes how the face fills most of the frame. Used for ID photos, work badges, and (loosely) social-media profile pictures. For a more formal label, signs say 证件照 (zhèngjiànzhào) 'ID photo.'

Stroke Order

大 dà

头 tóu

照 zhào