Usage note
“照”字常用于描述拍照或摄影的情况。
zhào zì cháng yòng dé míng huà pāo tiǎo huò shè yǐng de qíng kuàng 。
"照" is often used to describe taking photos or photography.
Context note
“照”常出现在描述拍照、摄影或展示照片的场合。
zhào cháng chū xiàn dé míng huà pāo tiǎo 、 shè yǐng huò zhǎn shì zhuāng piàn de chǎng kǒu 。
"照" often appears in contexts describing taking photos, photography, or displaying photographs.
5 examples
爸爸教我怎么拍照。
bà ba jiào wǒ zěn me pāi zhào。
Dad taught me how to take photos.
妈妈喜欢把照片贴在相册里。
mā ma xǐ huan bǎ zhào piàn tiē zài xiàng cè lǐ。
Mom likes to stick photos in an album.
我们去公园照相。
wǒ men qù gōng yuán zhào xiàng。
We went to the park for a photo shoot.
这张照片真漂亮。
zhè zhāng zhào piàn zhēn piào liang。
This photo is really beautiful.
他用手机拍照。
tā yòng shǒu jī pāi zhào。
He took photos with his phone.
5 mini stories
昨天我们去公园照相，拍了很多美丽的花朵。
zuó tiān wǒ men qù gōng yuán zhào xiàng， pāi le hěn duō měi lì de huā duǒ。
Yesterday we went to the park for a photo shoot and took many beautiful flowers.
妈妈说这张照片很特别，因为是她第一次拍照。
mā ma shuō zhè zhāng zhào piàn hěn tè bié， yīn wèi shì tā dì yī cì pāi zhào。
Mom said this photo was special because it was her first time taking photos.
爸爸教我怎么调整相机的焦距来拍清楚的照片。
bà ba jiào wǒ zěn me tiáo zhěng xiàng jī de jiāo jù lái pāi qīng chǔ de zhào piàn。
Dad taught me how to adjust the camera's focus to take clear photos.
我们把照片打印出来，放在客厅里展示。
wǒ men bǎ zhào piàn dǎ yìn chū lái， fàng zài kè tīng lǐ zhǎn shì。
We printed out the photos and put them on display in the living room.
姐姐教我怎么用闪光灯拍照，这样拍出来的照片不会太暗。
jiě jiě jiào wǒ zěn me yòng shǎn guāng dēng pāi zhào， zhè yàng pāi chū lái de zhào piàn bú huì tài àn。
My sister taught me how to use a flash when taking photos, so they wouldn't come out too dark.
Mini dialogue
拍合照
A
我们一起照一张相吧！
Wǒmen yìqǐ zhào yì zhāng xiàng ba!
Let's take a photo together!
B
好啊，我来照。
Hǎo a, wǒ lái zhào.
Okay, I'll take it.
看镜头
A
妈妈，照好了吗？
Māma, zhào hǎo le ma?
Mom, did you take the photo?
B
还没有，看这里，笑一笑。
Hái méiyǒu, kàn zhèlǐ, xiào yí xiào.
Not yet, look here and smile.
Related words and contrasts
similar
拍
pāi
to take (a photo); to shoot
拍 is commonly used with 照片 (photo).
related
照相
zhàoxiàng
to take a photograph
照相 is a verb-object phrase meaning 'to take a photo'.