Chinese Conversation · Level 23
90 words
Chinese word
头像
Pronunciation
Pinyintóu xiàng
Meaning
- nounprofile picture
Example
我换了新的头像。wǒ huàn le xīn de tóu xiàng
I changed my profile picture.
More examples
请不要用别人的照片作为你的头像。qǐng bú yào yòng bié rén de zhào piān zuò wéi nǐ de tóu xiàng
Please do not use someone else's photo as your profile picture.
Core concept
The visible picture attached to an account or contact, serving as a quick sign of who or what it represents.
Common phrases
上传头像shàng chuán tóu xiàng
upload a profile picture
换头像huàn tóu xiàng
change a profile picture
查看头像chá kàn tóu xiàng
view a profile picture
编辑头像biān jí tóu xiàng
edit a profile picture
Similar words
照片zhào piān: A picture of a person or thing taken with a camera or phone.
图片tú piàn: An image shown on a screen or on paper, including drawings and photos.
自拍zì pāi: A photo of oneself taken with a phone or camera.
Definition in Chinese
用于社交平台、聊天工具或名片上表示个人的图片，多为头像照或艺术化的图像，便于他人快速识别该账户或联系人并传达个人风格。yòng yú shè jiāo píng tái liáo tiān gōng jù huò míng piàn shàng biǎo shì gè rén de tú piàn duō wèi tóu xiàng zhào huò yì shù huà de tú xiàng biàn yú tā rén kuài sù shí bié gāi zhàng hù huò lián xì rén bìng chuán dá gè rén fēng gé
Word origin
头像 (tóuxiàng, "head image") originally describes an image of a person's head or face, and its meaning extends naturally to the small identifying picture shown beside a modern account.
Usage tips
- It is commonly treated as a changeable account detail, so verbs meaning change, choose, and set sound natural with it in app-related conversation.
Other meanings
- iconnoun
Related words
- 头像照tóu xiàng zhàoprofile photonoun
- 头像框tóu xiàng kuàngprofile picture framenoun