照相
zhào xiàng
Pinyin

Definition

照相
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zhào xiàng
  1. to take a photograph

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

照
zhào
  1. 1 variant of 照[zhào]
  2. 2 to shine
  3. 3 to illuminate
照片
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
照顾
zhào gu
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to show consideration
  3. 3 to attend to
  4. 4 to look after
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
相册
xiàng cè
  1. 1 photo album
相爱
xiāng ài
  1. 1 to love each other
真相
zhēn xiàng
  1. 1 the truth about sth
  2. 2 the actual facts
互相
hù xiāng
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutually
  3. 3 mutual
亮相
liàng xiàng
  1. 1 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
  2. 2 (fig.) to make a public appearance
  3. 3 to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc)
  4. 4 (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
剧照
jù zhào
  1. 1 photo taken during a theatrical production
  2. 2 a still (from a movie)
合照
hé zhào
  1. 1 to pose for a photo
写照
xiě zhào
  1. 1 portrayal
对照
duì zhào
  1. 1 to contrast
  2. 2 to compare
  3. 3 to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
  4. 4 to check
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
拍照
pāi zhào
  1. 1 to take a picture
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
照亮
zhào liàng
  1. 1 to illuminate
  2. 2 to light up
  3. 3 lighting
照射
zhào shè
  1. 1 to shine on
  2. 2 to light up
  3. 3 to irradiate

Idioms (20)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
  1. 1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants

Sample Sentences

是啊是啊，可是风这么大，船又晃得厉害，我照相机都几乎要掉了，刚才河岸那一排树都没拍到。
shì a shì a ，kěshì fēng zhème dà ，chuán yòu huàng de lìhai ，wǒ zhàoxiàngjī dōu jīhū yào diào le ，gāngcái hé àn nà yī pái shù dōu méi pāi dào 。
Yes, yes, but the wind is so strong and the boat is rocking quite dramatically. My camera feels like it is going to fall, so I didn't manage to take a picture of that line of trees along the river bank just now.
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照相机
zhàoxiàngjī
camera
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大家先别忙着照相，听我说。
dàjiā xiān bié máng zhe zhàoxiàng ，tīng wǒ shuō 。
Everyone please don't take pictures. Listen to me.
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照相机
zhàoxiàngjī
camera
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照相馆
zhàoxiàngguǎn
photography studio
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照相
zhàoxiàng
to take a photo
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是。这架照相机很好卖，都快断货了。
shì 。zhè jià zhàoxiàngjī hěn hǎo mài ，dōu kuài duànhuò le 。
Yes. This camera is selling very well, I'll soon be out of stock.
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喂，我想问一下03472照相机是正品还是水货？
wéi ，wǒ xiǎng wèn yīxià líng sān sì qī èr zhàoxiàngjī shì zhèngpǐn háishi shuǐhuò ？
Hello. I want to ask about camera number 03472. Did this go through the proper channels, or is it black market?
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