照相馆 (zhàoxiàngguǎn): photo studio

Measure Word

一家照相馆 jiā

Meanings

1 photo studio
2 portrait photography studio

Characters

照

zhào

to photograph, to shine

Examples

HSK 2

街角那家老照相馆已经开了三十年了。

Jiējiǎo nà jiā lǎo zhàoxiàngguǎn yǐjīng kāi le sānshí nián le.

The old photo studio on the corner has been open for thirty years.

HSK 3

他们去照相馆拍了全家福。

Tāmen qù zhàoxiàngguǎn pāi le quánjiāfú.

They went to the photo studio to take a family portrait.

Tips

usage

照相馆 is the traditional term for a professional photography studio. In modern contexts, 摄影工作室 is also common for high-end studios.

Stroke Order

照 zhào

相 xiāng

馆 guǎn

Related Words

照相 zhàoxiàng HSK 2 #5,919

to take a photograph

照相机 zhàoxiàngjī #6,522

camera

照 zhào HSK 3 #862

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

肝胆相照 gāndǎn-xiāngzhào

(friends who are) liver and gallbladder shining on each other / to treat one another with utter sincerity; absolute mutual trust

照看 zhàokān #3,368

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

拍照 pāizhào HSK 4 #2,385

to take a photo / to photograph

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

长相 zhǎngxiàng HSK 7-9 #6,057

appearance / looks / facial features