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“picture” in Chinese

Chinese

Also图片 (tú piàn) · 画儿 (huàr) · 图 (tú) · 图画 (tú huà)

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuà

Example

墙上挂着一幅画。qiáng shàng guà zhe yì fú huà

A picture is hanging on the wall.

Illustration for 画 (picture)

How to say “picture” in Chinese

“Picture” in Chinese is 画 (huà).

Turning lines or colors into a visible scene on a flat surface, either as the making or the finished work.

Full entry for 画: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 画

博物馆里有很多画。bó wù guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō huà

There are many pictures in the museum.

Tips for using 画

  • A camera image is normally called 照片 (zhàopiàn, "photograph"), so gallery labels and wall displays use different nouns for the two kinds of image.

Other Chinese words for “picture”

请把图片发给我。qǐng bǎ tú piàn fā gěi wǒ

Please send me the picture.

他送给我一幅画儿。tā sòng gěi wǒ yì fú huàr

He gave me a picture.

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图

tú

nounpicture

手机里有很多图。shǒu jī lǐ yǒu hěn duō tú

There are many pictures on the phone.

他送给我一张图画。tā sòng gěi wǒ yì zhāng tú huà

He gave me a picture.

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