Usage note
照片是用来记录和分享美好时刻的图片。
zhàopiàn shì yòng lái jìlù hé fēnxiāng měihǎo shíkè de pītú.
Photos are used to record and share beautiful moments.
Context note
照片经常出现在家庭相册、社交媒体和旅游纪念品中。
zhàopiàn jìngcháng chūxiàn zài jiātíng xiāngcè、 shèmiáo wǎngluò hé lǚyóu nàijiàn pǐn zhōng.
Photos are often found in family photo albums, social media, and travel souvenirs.
5 examples
这是我的全家福照片。
zhè shì wǒ de quán jiā fú zhào piàn。
This is my family photo.
我拍了很多风景照片。
wǒ pāi le hěn duō fēng jǐng zhào piàn。
I took many landscape photos.
妈妈给我照了一张生日照片。
mā ma gěi wǒ zhào le yì zhāng shēng rì zhào piàn。
Mom took a birthday photo of me.
我们一起去拍毕业照片。
wǒ men yì qǐ qù pāi bì yè zhào piàn。
We went together to take graduation photos.
这张照片记录了我们的旅行。
zhè zhāng zhào piàn jì lù le wǒ men de lǚ xíng。
This photo records our trip.
5 mini stories
昨天我们去公园拍照，拍了很多照片。
zuó tiān wǒ men qù gōng yuán pāi zhào， pāi le hěn duō zhào piàn。
We went to the park yesterday and took many photos.
爸爸给我买了一本相册，用来保存照片。
bà ba gěi wǒ mǎi le yì běn xiàng cè， yòng lái bǎo cún zhào piàn。
Dad bought me a photo album to keep my photos.
我最喜欢的照片是和朋友一起拍的。
wǒ zuì xǐ huan de zhào piàn shì hé péng yǒu yì qǐ pāi de。
My favorite photo is one taken with friends.
这张照片是我第一次出国旅行时拍的。
zhè zhāng zhào piàn shì wǒ dì yī cì chū guó lǚ xíng shí pāi de。
This photo was taken during my first trip abroad.
妈妈经常翻看旧照片，回忆过去的美好时光。
mā ma jīng cháng fān kàn jiù zhào piàn， huí yì guò qù de měi hǎo shí guāng。
Mom often looks at old photos to remember the good times in the past.
Mini dialogue
看照片
A
这张照片真好看！
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn zhēn hǎokàn!
This photo is really nice!
B
谢谢，这是我家的照片。
Xièxie, zhè shì wǒ jiā de zhàopiàn.
Thanks, this is a photo of my family.
分享照片
A
你有小狗的照片吗？
Nǐ yǒu xiǎo gǒu de zhàopiàn ma?
Do you have a photo of a puppy?
B
有，我给你看照片。
Yǒu, wǒ gěi nǐ kàn zhàopiàn.
Yes, I'll show you the photo.
Related words and contrasts
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图片
tú piàn
picture
图片 is a general picture; 照片 is specifically a photo.
related
照相
zhào xiàng
to take a photo
照相 is the action; 照片 is the result.
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相机
xiàng jī
camera
You use a 相机 to take a 照片.