相机

相機

xiàngjī

noun HSK 2 #3,779

Measure Word

一台相机 tái

Meanings

1 camera

Characters

appearance; photo

Short for 照相机 — a machine for taking photos

Examples

你的相机是什么牌子的？

Nǐ de xiàngjī shì shénme páizi de?

What brand is your camera?

我忘带相机了。

Wǒ wàng dài xiàngjī le.

I forgot to bring my camera.

Tips

usage

相机 is short for 照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī). Note that 相 is pronounced xiàng (4th tone) here, not xiāng (1st tone) as in 相信. When it means "appearance/photo," it's 4th tone.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

机 jī