Usage note
相册是用来放照片的本子或电子文件夹。
Xiàng cè shì yòng lái fàng zhàopiàn de běnzi huò diànzǐ wénjiànjiā.
A photo album is a book or electronic folder used to store photos.
Context note
我们经常把家庭照片放在相册里，这样就能记住美好的时光。
Wǒmen jīngcháng bǎ jiātíng zhàopiàn fàng zài xiàng cè lǐ, zhèyàng jiù néng jìzhù měihǎo de shíguāng.
We often put family photos in a photo album so we can remember happy times.
5 examples
这本相册里有我小时候的照片。
zhè běn xiàng cè lǐ yǒu wǒ xiǎo shí hòu de zhào piàn。
This photo album has photos of me when I was little.
妈妈把新照片放进相册里。
mā ma bǎ xīn zhào piàn fàng jìn xiàng cè lǐ。
Mom puts new photos into the photo album.
我的相册很漂亮，封面是红色的。
wǒ de xiàng cè hěn piào liang， fēng miàn shì hóng sè de。
My photo album is very pretty, its cover is red.
我们一起看相册里的照片吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ kàn xiàng cè lǐ de zhào piàn ba。
Let's look at the photos in the photo album together.
电子相册可以在电脑上打开。
diàn zǐ xiàng cè kě yǐ zài diàn nǎo shàng dǎ kāi。
An electronic photo album can be opened on the computer.
5 mini stories
小明打开相册，看到他和朋友的照片。他开心地笑了。
xiǎo míng dǎ kāi xiàng cè， kàn dào tā hé péng yǒu de zhào piàn。 tā kāi xīn dì xiào le。
Xiao Ming opens the photo album and sees photos of him and his friends. He smiles happily.
小红的相册里有很多花朵的照片。她喜欢在花园里拍照。
xiǎo hóng de xiàng cè lǐ yǒu hěn duō huā duǒ de zhào piàn。 tā xǐ huan zài huā yuán lǐ pāi zhào。
Xiao Hong's photo album has many photos of flowers. She likes taking pictures in the garden.
爸爸把相册放在书架上。我们经常一起翻看。
bà ba bǎ xiàng cè fàng zài shū jià shàng。 wǒ men jīng cháng yì qǐ fān kàn。
Dad puts the photo album on the bookshelf. We often flip through it together.
小刚的相册里有一张全家福。照片里每个人都笑得很甜。
xiǎo gāng de xiàng cè lǐ yǒu yì zhāng quán jiā fú。 zhào piàn lǐ měi gè rén dōu xiào dé hěn tián。
Xiao Gang's photo album has a family portrait. Everyone in the photo smiles sweetly.
老师让我们带相册来学校分享。大家都很高兴。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men dài xiàng cè lái xué xiào fēn xiǎng。 dà jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng。
The teacher asks us to bring a photo album to school to share. Everyone is very happy.
Mini dialogue
看相册
A
你在看什么？
Nǐ zài kàn shénme?
What are you looking at?
B
我在看家庭相册。
Wǒ zài kàn jiātíng xiàngcè.
I'm looking at the family photo album.
分享相册
A
这本相册里有很多老照片。
Zhè běn xiàngcè lǐ yǒu hěnduō lǎo zhàopiàn.
There are many old photos in this photo album.
B
可以给我看看吗？
Kěyǐ gěi wǒ kànkan ma?
Can you show me?
Related words and contrasts
related
照片
zhào piàn
photo
相册 is a collection of 照片 (photos).
related
相片
xiàng piàn
photograph
相片 is another word for photo, similar to 照片.
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纪念册
jì niàn cè
memory book
纪念册 is a memory book, like a photo album.