拍照

• 拼音: pāi zhào
• 汉字拆解: 拍 = 扌 (hand) + 白 (white/plain) — to strike or pat with the hand; 照 = 昭 (bright) + 灬 (fire) — to illuminate, hence to photograph

含义

To take a photo; to photograph. The act of capturing an image with a camera or phone.

A common verb-object compound used in everyday life. Can be used on its own (我来拍照) or with 给 to indicate photographing someone (给你拍照). Related expressions include 拍照片 (take photos), 自拍 (selfie), and 合拍 (group photo). In modern usage, almost always refers to phone photography.

例句

1. 这里的风景太美了，我们一起拍照吧。
2. 博物馆里不允许拍照，请注意。
3. 她很喜欢拍照，手机里存了几千张照片。

用法指南

语境: travel, everyday, social media

语气: casual

正确说法

• 你能帮我拍照吗？(Can you take a photo for me?)
• 我们在这儿拍张照吧。(Let's take a picture here.)

错误说法

• 我要拍照这个东西 (Don't put an object directly after 拍照 — say 我要拍一下这个东西 or 我要给这个东西拍照; 拍照 is a verb-object compound)

起源与历史

A verb-object compound of 拍 (to pat/clap/shoot) and 照 (to shine/photograph) — to shoot a picture.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal