Chinese word

集体照

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí tǐ zhào

Meaning

  • noungroup photo

Example

我们来拍一张集体照吧。wǒ men lái pāi yì zhāng jí tǐ zhào ba

Let's take a group photo.

Illustration for 集体照 (group photo)

More examples

大家排好队，照一张集体照吧。dà jiā pái hǎo duì zhào yì zhāng jí tǐ zhào ba

Let's all line up and take a group photo.

Core concept

One camera frame turns many individual people into one shared visual record.

Common phrases

  • 拍集体照pāi jí tǐ zhào

    take a group photo

  • 班级集体照bān jí jí tǐ zhào

    class group photo

  • 毕业集体照bì yè jí tǐ zhào

    graduation group photo

Similar words

合影hé yǐng: A conversational term for a photo in which several people appear together.
合照hé zhào: A casual spoken term for a photo of friends or family appearing together.
团体照tuán tǐ zhào: A photo of members of a group or organization standing together, often in an official setting.

Definition in Chinese

由多个人聚在一起，由相机或别人拍摄的一张照片。yóu duō gè rén jù zài yì qǐ yóu xiàng jī huò bié rén pāi shè de yì zhāng zhào piān

Word origin

集体照 (jítǐzhào, "group photo") joins 集 (jí, "gather") + 体 (tǐ, "body") with 照 (zhào, "photograph"), creating a name for a picture in which the group appears together.

Usage tips

  • The word suits planned portraits and casual pictures at family, school, or work gatherings, so it does not require a formal event or a matching pose.

Opposites

  • 个人照gè rén zhàoindividual photonoun

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