相机
xiàng jī
Pinyin

Definition

相机
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xiàng jī
  1. camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])
  2. at the opportune moment
  3. as the circumstances allow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

互相
hù xiāng
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutually
  3. 3 mutual
相
Xiāng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
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
相机
xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])
  2. 2 at the opportune moment
  3. 3 as the circumstances allow
相当
xiāng dāng
  1. 1 equivalent to
  2. 2 appropriate
  3. 3 considerably
  4. 4 to a certain extent
  5. 5 fairly
  6. 6 quite
相亲
xiāng qīn
  1. 1 blind date
  2. 2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
  3. 3 to be deeply attached to each other
相遇
xiāng yù
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to encounter
  3. 3 to come across
真相
zhēn xiàng
  1. 1 the truth about sth
  2. 2 the actual facts
长相
zhǎng xiàng
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 looks
  3. 3 profile
  4. 4 countenance
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
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
照相
zhào xiàng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
照相机
zhào xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],架[jià],部[bù],台[tái],隻|只[zhī]
相互
xiāng hù
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutual
相交
xiāng jiāo
  1. 1 to cross over (e.g. traffic)
  2. 2 to intersect
  3. 3 to make friends
相伴
xiāng bàn
  1. 1 to accompany sb
  2. 2 to accompany each other
相似
xiāng sì
  1. 1 to resemble
  2. 2 similar
  3. 3 like
  4. 4 resemblance
  5. 5 similarity
相依
xiāng yī
  1. 1 to be interdependent

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
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
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.

Sample Sentences

算了，不跟你争了，你到底想买什么牌子的相机？
suànle ，bù gēn nǐ zhēng le ，nǐ dàodǐ xiǎngmǎi shénme páizi de xiàngjī ？
Oh forget it, I won't keep fighting with you. What kind of camera do you want to buy?
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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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用相机或者手机拍的。
yòng xiàngjī huòzhě shǒujī pāi de 。
It's something that you use a camera or a cell phone to take.
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照相机
zhàoxiàngjī
camera
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相机
xiàngjī
camera
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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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好，带上相机，多拍点照片！
hǎo ，dàishang xiàngjī ，duō pāi diǎnr zhàopiàn ！
OK, let's float over the window and have a look!
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有了它，您的相机、游戏机、MP3等等，都可以不要了。
yǒu le tā ，nín de xiàngjī 、yóuxìjī 、mp sān děngdeng ，dōu kěyǐ bù yào le 。
Once you have it, your camera, your game system, your MP3 player, etc, you can get rid of all of them.
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我也是，我想买个好相机，再换个新手机。
wǒ yě shì ，wǒ xiǎng mǎi ge hǎo xiàngjī ，zài huàn ge xīn shǒujī 。
Me too. I want to buy a good camera and also get a new phone.
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