照相

zhàoxiàng

verb HSK 2 #5,919

Meanings

1 to take a photograph

Characters

to shine; to reflect

appearance; photo

Examples

我们照相吧！

Wǒmen zhàoxiàng ba!

Let's take a photo!

你喜欢照相吗？

Nǐ xǐhuan zhàoxiàng ma?

Do you like taking photos?

我买了一个新的照相机。

Wǒ mǎ le yí gè xīn de zhàoxiàngjī.

I bought a new camera.

Tips

usage

照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī) means 'camera'. In everyday speech, 拍照 (pāizhào) is more commonly used than 照相 for taking photos.

Stroke Order

照 zhào

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