拍照
pāi zhào
Pinyin

Definition

拍照
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pāi zhào
  1. to take a picture

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

拍
pāi
  1. 1 to pat
  2. 2 to clap
  3. 3 to slap
  4. 4 to swat
  5. 5 to take (a photo)
  6. 6 to shoot (a film)
  7. 7 racket (sports)
  8. 8 beat (music)
照片
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
偷拍
tōu pāi
  1. 1 to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
合照
hé zhào
  1. 1 to pose for a photo
实拍
shí pāi
  1. 1 candid photograph
  2. 2 genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
写照
xiě zhào
  1. 1 portrayal
抓拍
zhuā pāi
  1. 1 to capture (an image)
  2. 2 to snap (a photo)
拍出
pāi chū
  1. 1 to sell at auction
  2. 2 to reach a given price at auction
拍戏
pāi xì
  1. 1 to shoot a movie
拍拖
pāi tuō
  1. 1 (dialect) to date sb
拍摄
pāi shè
  1. 1 to film
  2. 2 to shoot (a picture)
拍案
pāi àn
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
  2. 2 fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
拍照
pāi zhào
  1. 1 to take a picture
拍卖
pāi mài
  1. 1 to auction
  2. 2 auction sale
  3. 3 to sell at a reduced price
按照
àn zhào
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 in accordance with
  3. 3 in the light of
  4. 4 on the basis of
日照
Rì zhào
  1. 1 Rizhao prefecture level city in Shandong
普照
pǔ zhào
  1. 1 (of the sunlight) to bathe all things
  2. 2 to shine gloriously
照
zhào
  1. 1 variant of 照[zhào]
  2. 2 to shine
  3. 3 to illuminate
照亮
zhào liàng
  1. 1 to illuminate
  2. 2 to light up
  3. 3 lighting
照常
zhào cháng
  1. 1 as usual

Idioms (12)

一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
  1. 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit it off
  3. 3 to click together
  4. 4 to chime in easily
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
溜须拍马
liū xū pāi mǎ
  1. 1 to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
  2. 2 to toady
  3. 3 boot-licking
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
  2. 2 uninspired imitation
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
  1. 1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
  1. 1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
阳光普照
yáng guāng pǔ zhào
  1. 1 (idiom) sunlight shines over all things
  2. 2 drenched in sunlight

Sample Sentences

智能手机“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。你可以打电话，传信息，还可以拍照。
zhìnéngshǒujī “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。nǐ kěyǐ dǎdiànhuà ，chuán xìnxī ，hái kěyǐ pāizhào 。
A smartphone is small but it has every function you may need. You can make a call, text and also take pictures.
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哎呀，老白你懂什么呀？拍照要抓角度的好吧，不然怎么完美呈现你的手艺嘛。
āiyā ，lǎo Bái nǐ dǒng shénme ya ？pāizhào yào zhuā jiǎodù de hǎoba ，bùrán zěnme wánměi chéngxiàn nǐ de shǒuyì ma 。
Agh, what do you know, Laobai? You have to get the right angle when you're taking photographs, otherwise how can I showcase your skill to the fullest extent?
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哦呦呦，小嘴儿可真甜，好好好。我呢，是只听说过给人拍照上心的，没想到给食物拍照也有这么上心的。今天算是见识咯。
ò yōu yōu ，xiǎo zuǐr kě zhēn tián ，hǎohǎohǎo 。wǒ ne ，shì zhī tīngshuō guo gěi rén pāizhào shàngxīn de ，méixiǎngdào gěi shíwù pāizhào yě yǒu zhème shàngxīn de 。jīntiān suàn shì jiànshi lo 。
Oh oh oh, you really have quite a way with words. OK, OK, OK. As for me, I've only really heard of people making a real effort to take photos of other people, I've never heard of anyone going to such an effort to photograph food.
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不好意思，请帮我拍照，好吗？
bùhǎoyìsi ，qǐng bāng wǒ pāizhào ，hǎo ma ？
Excuse me, is it okay for you to help me to take a picture?
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对！可以帮我拍照吗？谢谢！
duì ！kěyǐ bāng wǒ pāizhào ma ？xièxie ！
Yes! Can you help me take a picture? Thanks!
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拍照？
pāizhào ？
Take a picture?
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不行不行，寺里不能拍照的，会带来霉运的。
bùxíng bùxíng ，sì lǐ bùnéng pāizhào de ，huì dàilái méiyùn de 。
No, you can't! You can't take pictures in the temple. It brings bad luck.
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拍照
pāizhào
to take a photo
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还是有改进的。除了屏幕更大了以外，前面的摄像头也换了，拍照更清晰了。
háishì yǒu gǎijìn de 。chúle píngmù gèng dà le yǐwài ，qiánmian de shèxiàngtóu yě huàn le ，pāizhào gèng qīngxī le 。
There are other improvements. Besides a bigger screen, the camera on the front of the phone has been changed; the pictures are clearer.
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拍照的时候，相机要拿稳。
pāizhào de shíhou ，xiàngjī yào ná wěn 。
When taking a picture, hold the camera steady.
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