照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī): camera

Measure Word

一台照相机 tái

Meanings

1 camera

Characters

照

zhào

to photograph; to illuminate

Examples

HSK 2

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

Related Words

照相 zhàoxiàng HSK 2 #5,919

to take a photograph

相机 xiàngjī HSK 2 #3,779

camera

摄影机 shèyǐngjī #6,079

camera (movie/video) / film camera

照看 zhàokān #3,368

to look after / to take care of / to watch over

美颜相机 měiyán xiàngjī

beauty camera app / selfie app with face-retouch filters

摄像机 shèxiàngjī HSK 5 #2,966

video camera; camcorder

照 zhào HSK 3 #862

to shine; to illuminate / to photograph; photo / according to; in accordance with

照顾 zhàogu HSK 2 #713

to take care of / to look after

照片 zhàopiàn HSK 2 #396

photograph / picture

照着 zhàozhe #6,679

according to / following (a model or instruction) / in accordance with