Usage note
图片表示可看见的图像。
tú piàn biǎo shì kě kàn jiàn de tú xiàng。
Picture means a visible image.
Context note
图片常用于手机、书本和网站。
tú piàn cháng yòng yú shǒu jī 、 shū běn hé wǎng zhàn。
Pictures often appear on phones, books, and websites.
5 examples
这张图片很清楚。
zhè zhāng tú piàn hěn qīng chǔ。
This picture is very clear.
请发图片给我。
qǐng fā tú piàn gěi wǒ。
Please send me the picture.
我看了一张图片。
wǒ kàn le yì zhāng tú piàn。
I looked at a picture.
图片很漂亮。
tú piàn hěn piào liang。
The picture is beautiful.
这本书里有很多图片。
zhè běn shū lǐ yǒu hěn duō tú piàn。
There are many pictures in this book.
5 mini stories
老师把图片贴在黑板上。
lǎo shī bǎ tú piàn tiē zài hēi bǎn shàng。
The teacher put the picture on the board.
我在手机里看了一张图片。
wǒ zài shǒu jī lǐ kàn le yì zhāng tú piàn。
I looked at a picture on my phone.
这张图片帮助我理解了课文。
zhè zhāng tú piàn bāng zhù wǒ lǐ jiě le kè wén。
This picture helped me understand the text.
他喜欢拍图片。
tā xǐ huan pāi tú piàn。
He likes taking pictures.
我们看图片讲故事。
wǒ men kàn tú piàn jiǎng gù shì。
We looked at pictures and told stories.
Mini dialogue
看图片
A
你看这张图片，里面的小猫好可爱。
Nǐ kàn zhè zhāng túpiàn, lǐmiàn de xiǎo māo hǎo kě'ài.
Look at this picture. The kitten in it is so cute.
B
是啊，我也想养一只。
Shì a, wǒ yě xiǎng yǎng yī zhī.
Yes, I want to have one too.
发图片
A
你能把昨天拍的图片发给我吗？
Nǐ néng bǎ zuótiān pāi de túpiàn fā gěi wǒ ma?
Can you send me the pictures you took yesterday?
B
当然可以，我马上发。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ mǎshàng fā.
Of course, I'll send them right away.
Related words and contrasts
similar
照片
zhào piàn
photograph
照片 specifically means a photo taken by a camera, while 图片 is a more general term for any picture.
related
图画
tú huà
drawing; painting
图画 refers to a drawn or painted picture, a type of 图片.