Chinese word

半身照

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn shēn zhào

Meaning

  • nounwaist-up photo

Example

请发一张半身照给我。qǐng fā yì zhāng bàn shēn zhào gěi wǒ

Please send me a waist-up photo.

Illustration for 半身照 (waist-up photo)

More examples

他帮我拍了一张半身照。tā bāng wǒ pāi le yì zhāng bàn shēn zhào

He helped me take a waist-up photo.

Core concept

Shows a person's face and upper body in one portrait frame, stopping around the chest or waist.

Common phrases

  • 拍半身照pāi bàn shēn zhào

    take a waist-up photo

  • 发半身照给我fā bàn shēn zhào gěi wǒ

    send me a waist-up photo

  • 上传半身照shàng chuán bàn shēn zhào

    upload a waist-up photo

Similar words

半身照片bàn shēn zhào piān: A photo in which the head, face, and upper body are visible down to about the chest or waist.
头像tóu xiàng: A profile image centered on a person's face for social media or online chats.
全身照quán shēn zhào: A full-body photo in which the person is visible from head to toe.
生活照shēng huó zhào: A casual photo from daily life that conveys a person's natural expression and atmosphere.

Definition in Chinese

半身照 指拍摄人体上半部分（通常从头部到胸部或腰部）的照片，多用于社交媒体、聊天或个人展示，不作正式证件用途。bàn shēn zhào zhǐ pāi shè rén tǐ shàng bàn bù fèn tōng cháng cóng tóu bù dào xiōng bù huò yāo bù de zhào piān duō yòng yú shè jiāo méi tǐ liáo tiān huò gè rén zhǎn shì bú zuò zhèng shì zhèng jiàn yòng tú

Word origin

半身照 (bànshēnzhào, "waist-up photo") is formed from 半 (bàn, "half") + 身 (shēn, "body") + 照 (zhào, "photo"), giving a compact name for a photo of the upper body.

Usage tips

  • The English label "waist-up" can suggest a crop ending exactly at the waist, but the Chinese term also covers framing that ends around the chest.

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