Chinese word

相册

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàng cè

Meaning

nounphoto album

Example

我在相册里看到了你小时候的照片。wǒ zài xiàng cè lǐ kàn dào le nǐ xiǎo shí hòu de zhào piān

I saw your childhood photos in the photo album.

More examples

我把所有图片都保存到了相册。wǒ bǎ suó yǒu tú piàn dōu bǎo cún dào le xiàng cè

I saved all the pictures to the photo album.

Core concept

A container or digital space that gathers photographs into an ordered collection for browsing and keeping.

Common phrases

手机相册shǒu jī xiàng cè
phone photo album
保存到相册bǎo cún dào xiàng cè
save to the photo album
查看相册chá kàn xiàng cè
view the photo album

Similar words

照片zhào piān: One captured image in printed form or as a digital file.
照片集zhào piān jí: A booklet or file made by gathering several photographs into one collection.
手机相册shǒu jī xiàng cè: The photo-storage feature or folder on a smartphone, used for browsing images.

Definition in Chinese

指收集、保存和整理照片的载体，既可以是实体的照片册，也可以是电子设备中的照片文件夹或相簿应用。zhǐ shōu jí bǎo cún hé zhéng lǐ zhào piān de zài tǐ jì ké yǐ shì shí tǐ de zhào piān cè yě ké yǐ shì diàn zi shè bèi zhōng de zhào piān wén jiàn jiā huò xiāng bù yìng yòng

Word origin

The compound 相 (xiàng, "image") + 册 (cè, "booklet") first suggests photographs gathered in a bound book, then extends naturally to screen-based collections.

Usage tips

For English speakers, album can suggest recorded music, but this everyday Chinese noun commonly labels a photograph app or collection.

Other meanings

digital albumnoun
photo booknoun

Related words

手机相册shǒu jī xiàng cèphone photo albumnoun
电子相册diàn zi xiàng cèdigital photo albumnoun