📘 Lernkarte #2719 — 照片 (zhàopiàn)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 照片
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Pinyin: zhàopiàn
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IPA: [ʈʂâʊ̯ pʰjɛ̂n]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: photo; photograph
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Semantic class: noun
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HSK: 1
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Frequency: extremely high (daily life, media)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
照片 (zhàopiàn) means photo / photograph, referring to pictures taken by a camera (digital or printed).
DE:
照片 (zhàopiàn) bedeutet Foto / Fotografie, sowohl digital als auch gedruckt.
照 = to take a photo / shine
片 = piece; sheet
➡️ 照片 = a piece of a taken image
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 拍照片 |
pāi zhàopiàn |
take a photo |
ein Foto machen |
| 看照片 |
kàn zhàopiàn |
look at photos |
Fotos ansehen |
| 一张照片 |
yì zhāng zhàopiàn |
one photo |
ein Foto |
| 老照片 |
lǎo zhàopiàn |
old photo |
altes Foto |
| 照片里 |
zhàopiàn lǐ |
in the photo |
auf dem Foto |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
照片 is the standard everyday word for photos.
Typical usage
taking photos
我们在这儿拍照片吧。
Wǒmen zài zhèr pāi zhàopiàn ba.
Let’s take photos here.
looking back
我喜欢看老照片。
Wǒ xǐhuān kàn lǎo zhàopiàn.
I like looking at old photos.
describing content
照片里的人是我妈妈。
Zhàopiàn lǐ de rén shì wǒ māma.
The person in the photo is my mother.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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classifier usually 张
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verb commonly 拍 (take)
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very neutral, everyday word
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
照片 ist das Standardwort für Foto im Chinesischen.
Typische Verwendung
Alltag
你能给我发一张照片吗？
Nǐ néng gěi wǒ fā yì zhāng zhàopiàn ma?
Kannst du mir ein Foto schicken?
Beschreibung
照片很清楚。
Zhàopiàn hěn qīngchu.
Das Foto ist sehr klar.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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Zählwort meist 张
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sehr häufig im Alltag & online
🌟 COMPARISON — 照片 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| photo |
zhàopiàn |
照片 |
standard |
| picture |
túpiàn |
图片 |
image/picture |
| photo (colloq.) |
zhàopiànr |
照片儿 |
northern speech |
| camera |
xiàngjī |
相机 |
device |
| video |
shìpín |
视频 |
moving image |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zhào · piàn
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zhào — IPA [ʈʂâʊ̯] — Tone 4 — take photo
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piàn — IPA [pʰjɛ̂n] — Tone 4 — piece
Tone pattern: 4 → 4
→ clear, concrete object
02｜Mnemonics — 照片
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
captured moment |
festgehaltener Moment |
| Tone link |
firm → firm |
klar |
| Visual |
photo print |
Fotoabzug |
| Memory tip |
“take a piece of light” |
„Lichtstück“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 照片
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
photo |
Foto |
| Usage |
daily / media |
Alltag / Medien |
| Tone |
4 + 4 |
4. + 4. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
extremely high |
extrem hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 照片 = 图片 always ❌ (overlap, not identical)
❌ wrong classifier ❌ (use 张)
✅ 拍照片 ✔️
✅ 一张照片 ✔️
✅ 照片里 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2719 — 照片 (zhàopiàn)
EN:
A core beginner noun meaning photo, essential for daily conversation and digital life.
DE:
Ein zentrales Anfängerwort für Foto, unverzichtbar im Alltag und online.