照
相

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The word 照相 is formed by combining 照, meaning "to shine" or "illuminate", and 相, meaning "appearance" or "portrait". Together, they literally denote "shining light on an appearance", which directly describes the act of taking a photograph through the use of light to capture an image.

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我非常喜欢照相。

Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān zhàoxiàng.

I really like taking photos.

在公园里照相很愉快。

Zài gōngyuán lǐ zhàoxiàng hěn yúkuài.

Taking photos in the park is very pleasant.

我们明天去照相馆照相。

Wǒmen míngtiān qù zhàoxiàngguǎn zhàoxiàng.

We are going to the photo studio to take pictures tomorrow.

照相之前要检查相机电量。

Zhàoxiàng zhīqián yào jiǎnchá xiàngjī diànliàng.

Before taking photos, you need to check the camera's battery level.

为了拍好这张合影，我们特意请了专业摄影师来照相。

Wèile pāi hǎo zhè zhāng héyǐng, wǒmen tèyì qǐngle zhuānyè shèyǐngshī lái zhàoxiàng.

In order to take this group photo well, we specifically hired a professional photographer to take the picture.

Word Definition - 照相

zhào xiàng to take a photograph

Individual Character Details

照 zhào, zhào
相 xiāng, xiāng, xiàng