HSK · Level 12
135 words
Chinese word
相片
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiàng piàn
Meaning
- nounphoto
Example
请把那张相片给我看看。qǐng bǎ nà zhāng xiàng piān gěi wǒ kàn kàn
Please show me that photo.
More examples
我把今天拍的相片都上传到朋友圈了。wǒ bǎ jīn tiān pāi de xiàng piān dōu shàng chuán dào péng yǒu quān le
I uploaded all the photos I took today to my social media feed.
Core concept
A single still image captured by a camera or phone and kept as a viewable paper print or digital file.
Common phrases
拍相片pāi xiàng piān
take photos
上传相片shàng chuán xiàng piān
upload photos
分享相片fēn xiǎng xiàng piān
share photos
Similar words
照片zhào piān: A standard word for a photograph taken by a camera, covering both prints and digital files.
图片tú piàn: A visible image such as a picture or photograph on paper or a display.
图像tú xiàng: A digitally handled image for electronic devices or software, especially in technical settings.
Definition in Chinese
用照相机或手机拍摄并以纸张或电子文件形式保存的静止图像，指一张具体可看的画面。yòng zhào xiàng jī huò shǒu jī pāi shè bìng yǐ zhǐ zhāng huò diàn zi wén jiàn xíng shì bǎo cún de jìng zhǐ tú xiàng zhǐ yì zhāng jù tǐ kě kàn de huà miàn
Word origin
相 (xiàng, "appearance") + 片 (piàn, "flat piece") frames a captured image as one visible, flat piece, giving the compound its concrete sense of a photograph.
Usage tips
- For everyday counting, 张 (zhāng, "sheet") is the usual measure word with this noun, including for a digital image, because each image is treated as one sheet-like item.