📘 Lernkarte #2720 — 照相 (zhàoxiàng)
#2720 PINYIN
(take a picture / have one’s photo taken)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 照相
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Pinyin: zhàoxiàng
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IPA: [ʈʂâʊ̯ ɕjâŋ]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: to take a picture; to have a photo taken
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Semantic class: verb
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HSK: 1–2
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Frequency: very high (daily life)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
照相 (zhàoxiàng) means to take a photo or to have one’s photo taken.
It focuses on the action of photographing, often people.
DE:
照相 (zhàoxiàng) bedeutet fotografieren / ein Foto machen (lassen).
Der Fokus liegt auf der Handlung, nicht auf dem Foto selbst.
照 = take a photo / shine
相 = image / appearance
➡️ 照相 = make an image
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 照相机 |
zhàoxiàngjī |
camera |
Kamera |
| 给…照相 |
gěi … zhàoxiàng |
take a photo of … |
jmdn. fotografieren |
| 照相馆 |
zhàoxiàngguǎn |
photo studio |
Fotostudio |
| 照相留念 |
zhàoxiàng liúniàn |
take a photo as a memory |
Erinnerungsfoto machen |
| 一起照相 |
yìqǐ zhàoxiàng |
take a photo together |
zusammen fotografieren |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
照相 is a classic everyday verb, slightly more traditional than 拍照片, but still very common.
Typical usage
asking for a photo
我们在这儿照相吧。
Wǒmen zài zhèr zhàoxiàng ba.
Let’s take a photo here.
service context
他在照相馆照相。
Tā zài zhàoxiàngguǎn zhàoxiàng.
He is having his photo taken at a studio.
object + person
请给我们照相。
Qǐng gěi wǒmen zhàoxiàng.
Please take a photo of us.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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often used without an object
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拍照片 is more colloquial / modern
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照相 sounds slightly neutral–classic
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
照相 ist ein sehr gebräuchliches Verb für Fotografieren.
Typische Verwendung
Alltag
孩子喜欢照相。
Háizi xǐhuān zhàoxiàng.
Kinder mögen es, fotografiert zu werden.
Höflich
能不能帮我照相？
Néng bu néng bāng wǒ zhàoxiàng?
Kannst du mir ein Foto machen?
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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neutraler, klassischer Ausdruck
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拍照片 klingt moderner
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sehr häufig in festen Wendungen
🌟 COMPARISON — 照相 vs 拍照片
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| take a photo |
zhàoxiàng |
照相 |
classic, action |
| take a photo |
pāi zhàopiàn |
拍照片 |
modern, colloquial |
| photo |
zhàopiàn |
照片 |
noun |
| camera |
zhàoxiàngjī |
照相机 |
device |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zhào · xiàng
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zhào — IPA [ʈʂâʊ̯] — Tone 4 — take photo
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xiàng — IPA [ɕjâŋ] — Tone 4 — image
Tone pattern: 4 → 4
→ clear, deliberate action
02｜Mnemonics — 照相
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
make an image |
Bild machen |
| Tone link |
firm → firm |
gezielt |
| Visual |
camera click |
Kamera-Klick |
| Memory tip |
“shine → image” |
„Licht → Bild“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 照相
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
take a picture |
fotografieren |
| Usage |
action |
Handlung |
| Tone |
4 + 4 |
4. + 4. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
very high |
sehr hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 照相 = 照片 ❌ (verb ≠ noun)
❌ must use 拍 ❌ (照相 works alone)
✅ 给我照相 ✔️
✅ 一起照相 ✔️
✅ 照相馆 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2720 — 照相 (zhàoxiàng)
EN:
A core high-frequency verb meaning to take a picture, slightly classic but still very common.
DE:
Ein zentrales Hochfrequenzverb für fotografieren, im Alltag sehr gebräuchlich.