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照相机

照相機
zhàoxiàngjī
noun #6,522

Measure Word

一台照相机 tái

Meanings

  1. 1 camera

Examples

HSK 3
你带照相机了吗？
Nǐ dài zhàoxiàngjī le ma?
Did you bring a camera?
HSK 4
这台照相机拍照效果很好。
Zhè tái zhàoxiàngjī pāizhào xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.
This camera takes very good photos.
HSK 6
爷爷收藏了很多老式照相机。
Yéye shōucáng le hěnduō lǎoshì zhàoxiàngjī.
Grandpa has collected many old-fashioned cameras.

Tips

usage
照相机 is the full formal word for camera. In everyday speech, 相机 is more common. For phone cameras, people say 摄像头. 数码相机 means digital camera.
memory
照 (to illuminate/photograph) + 相 (appearance/image) + 机 (machine) = a machine that captures images.

Stroke Order

照 zhào
相 xiāng
机 jī