Usage note
相机是用来拍照的工具，可以把看到的东西变成照片。
Xiàngjī shì yòng lái pāizhào de gōngjù, kěyǐ bǎ kàndào de dōngxi biàn chéng zhàopiàn.
A camera is a tool for taking pictures, turning what you see into photos.
Context note
相机是用来拍照的工具，在旅行、聚会或记录生活时常常用到。
Xiàngjī shì yòng lái pāizhào de gōngjù, zài lǚxíng, jùhuì huò jìlù shēnghuó shí chángcháng yòng dào.
This word refers to a device for taking photos, commonly used during travel, gatherings, or when capturing daily life moments.
5 examples
妈妈用相机拍了全家的照片。
mā ma yòng xiàng jī pāi le quán jiā de zhào piàn。
Mom took a photo of the whole family with the camera.
我们去公园拍照时用了相机。
wǒ men qù gōng yuán pāi zhào shí yòng le xiàng jī。
We used the camera to take photos in the park.
旅行中，我用相机记录了沿途的风景。
lǚ xíng zhōng， wǒ yòng xiàng jī jì lù le yán tú de fēng jǐng。
During the trip, I took pictures of the scenery along the way with the camera.
聚会时，大家用相机拍了很多照片。
jù huì shí， dà jiā yòng xiàng jī pāi le hěn duō zhào piàn。
At the party, everyone took many photos with the camera.
爸爸买了一部新的相机。
bà ba mǎi le yí bù xīn de xiàng jī。
Dad bought a new camera.
5 mini stories
周末我们去了公园，用相机拍了很多照片。妈妈说这些照片将来可以做成相册。
zhōu mò wǒ men qù le gōng yuán， yòng xiàng jī pāi le hěn duō zhào piàn。 mā ma shuō zhè xiē zhào piàn jiāng lái kě yǐ zuò chéng xiàng cè。
On the weekend, we went to the park and took many photos with the camera. Mom said these photos could be made into an album in the future.
昨天我们全家去旅行，爸爸用相机拍了很多风景照。
zuó tiān wǒ men quán jiā qù lǚ xíng， bà ba yòng xiàng jī pāi le hěn duō fēng jǐng zhào。
Yesterday, our whole family went on a trip, and Dad took many landscape photos with the camera.
姐姐教我如何使用相机拍照。她告诉我要把镜头对准要拍摄的对象。
jiě jie jiào wǒ rú hé shǐ yòng xiàng jī pāi zhào。 tā gào sù wǒ yào bǎ jìng tóu duì zhǔn yào pāi shè de duì xiàng。
My sister taught me how to use the camera. She told me to aim the lens at what I wanted to photograph.
我们去海边度假，用相机拍了很多海浪的照片。爸爸说这些照片很美。
wǒ men qù hǎi biān dù jià， yòng xiàng jī pāi le hěn duō hǎi làng de zhào piàn。 bà ba shuō zhè xiē zhào piàn hěn měi。
We went on a holiday by the sea and took many photos of the waves. Dad said these photos were very beautiful.
妈妈买了一部新的相机，我们一起去公园拍照。
mā ma mǎi le yí bù xīn de xiàng jī， wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán pāi zhào。
Mom bought a new camera, and we went to the park together to take photos.
Mini dialogue
拍照
A
你可以用我的相机拍照吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ yòng wǒ de xiàngjī pāizhào ma?
Can you take a photo with my camera?
B
当然可以，你的相机很漂亮。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, nǐ de xiàngjī hěn piàoliang.
Of course, your camera is very pretty.
找东西
A
我的相机在哪里？
Wǒ de xiàngjī zài nǎlǐ?
Where is my camera?
B
在书包里。
Zài shūbāo lǐ.
It's in the schoolbag.
Related words and contrasts
related
照片
zhào piàn
photograph
A camera takes 照片.
related
拍照
pāi zhào
to take a photo
You use a 相机 to 拍照.