拍照

pāi zhào

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to take a picture

Word relationships

Related words

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• 摄影 shè yǐng 摄影 shè yǐng to take a photograph 摄影 refers to photography as an art or profession, while 拍照 is casual picture-taking.: to take a photograph
• 照片 zhào piàn 照片 zhào piàn photograph 照片 is a noun meaning 'photograph', the result of 拍照.: photograph
• 合影 hé yǐng 合影 hé yǐng to take a joint photo 合影 means 'group photo', often used in 拍合影 (take a group photo).: to take a joint photo

Synonyms

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• 照相 zhào xiàng 照相 zhào xiàng to take a photograph 拍照 and 照相 both mean 'to take a picture', but 拍照 is slightly more common in spoken Mandarin.: to take a photograph

Usage notes

Collocations

拍照 is a verb-object phrase, so aspect markers like 了 go between them: 拍了照 (took a picture). It's incorrect to say *拍照了 as a single unit when indicating completion of the action.

Common mistakes

Learners often overuse 拍 instead of 拍照 when a general action is meant. Use 拍照片 or 拍照 for 'take pictures' in general; 拍 alone is transitive and needs an object (拍风景, 拍人).

Example Sentences

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我们站在瀑布前 拍照 。

We stood in front of the waterfall to take pictures.

我喜欢用数码相机 拍照 。

I like taking photos with a digital camera.

拍照 。

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請讓我為你 拍照 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 856395)

這裏不准 拍照 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7988325)

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Words Containing 拍照

• 自拍照 自拍照 zì pāi zhào: selfie

Child Words of 拍照

• 拍 拍 pāi: to pat
• 照 照 zhào: according to