Usage note
照相表示拍摄照片。
zhào xiàng biǎo shì pāi shè zhào piàn。
Taking pictures means photographing.
Context note
照相常出现在旅行、活动和记录生活里。
zhào xiàng cháng chū xiàn zài lǚ xíng 、 huó dòng hé jì lù shēng huó lǐ。
Taking pictures often appears in travel, events, and recording life.
5 examples
我给你照相。
wǒ gěi nǐ zhào xiàng。
I will take a picture of you.
我们一起照相吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ zhào xiàng ba。
Let's take a photo together.
照相以后，再发给我。
zhào xiàng yǐ hòu， zài fā gěi wǒ。
After taking the photo, send it to me.
他喜欢照相。
tā xǐ huan zhào xiàng。
He likes taking pictures.
请帮我照相。
qǐng bāng wǒ zhào xiàng。
Please help me take a photo.
5 mini stories
在公园里，我们找了一个漂亮的地方照相。
zài gōng yuán lǐ， wǒ men zhǎo le yí gè piào liang de dì fāng zhào xiàng。
In the park, we found a beautiful place to take pictures.
妈妈说照相的时候要笑一笑。
mā ma shuō zhào xiàng de shí hòu yào xiào yi xiào。
Mom said to smile when taking a photo.
老师帮全班同学照相，留作纪念。
lǎo shī bāng quán bān tóng xué zhào xiàng， liú zuò jì niàn。
The teacher took a photo of the whole class to keep as a memory.
我想把今天的活动照相，记录下来。
wǒ xiǎng bǎ jīn tiān de huó dòng zhào xiàng， jì lù xià lái。
I want to take pictures of today's event and record it.
照相以后，大家都看照片里的自己。
zhào xiàng yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu kàn zhào piàn lǐ de zì jǐ。
After taking the photo, everyone looked at themselves in the picture.
Mini dialogue
一起照相
A
我们可以一起照相吗？
Wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ zhàoxiàng ma?
Can we take a picture together?
B
好啊，我喜欢照相。
Hǎo a, wǒ xǐhuan zhàoxiàng.
Sure, I like taking pictures.
公园照相
A
你在做什么？
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在给花照相。
Wǒ zài gěi huā zhàoxiàng.
I am taking a picture of the flower.
Related words and contrasts
similar
拍照
pāi zhào
to take a photo
拍照 is a very common way to say 'take a photo'.
related
照片
zhào piàn
photo
照相 is the action; 照片 is the photo you get.
related
相机
xiàng jī
camera
You use a 相机 to 照相.