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拍照 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拍照 Usage and Examples

take a photo

take a picture

游客们无事可做,只有相互拍照。

The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other.

如果天气不好,我就不拍照。

If the weather's no good then I won't take any pictures.

The characters in 拍照

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拍
pāi8to hit, clap, or photograph
照
zhào13to shine, photograph, or care for

More words starting with 拍

  • pāi拍xià下photograph, capture
  • pāi拍le了shot, took
  • pāi拍le了yí一xià下tapped, patted
  • pāi拍le了pāi拍patted, tapped
  • pāi拍chū出shoot, take
  • pāi拍chū出le了shot, photographed
  • pāi拍chū出lai来to come out, to turn out
  • pāi拍jī击To beat, strike, or flap.
  • pāi拍jī击shēng声clapping, slapping sound
  • pāi拍dào到photographed, captured
  • pāi拍dào到le了Captured, Photographed
  • pāi拍mài卖auction

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Questions about 拍照

What does 拍照 mean in Chinese?

拍照 (pāi zhào) means “take a photo, take a picture”.

How do you pronounce 拍照?

拍照 is pronounced pāi zhào in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “take a photo” in Chinese?

“take a photo” is 拍照 (pāi zhào) in Chinese.

How is 拍照 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 拍照, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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