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照片

zhào piàn · zhao pian

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HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 张 zhāng, 套 tào, 幅 fú

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  1. photograph
  2. picture
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Phone full of photos

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)手机(shǒujī)满(mǎn)了(le)，里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)三千(sānqiān)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    Dengdeng, my phone is full. It has three thousand photos.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)删(shān)一些(yīxiē)吧(ba)。先(xiān)看看(kànkan)这(zhè)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)。

    Then delete some. First, what is this photo?

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)云(yún)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，它(tā)像(xiàng)一(yī)条(tiáo)龙(lóng)！

    It's yesterday's cloud. Look, it looks like a dragon!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)一(yī)块(kuài)白白(báibái)的(de)东西(dōngxi)。

    I only see a white blob.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)。这(zhè)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)要(yào)这样(zhèyàng)看(kàn)。

    You're holding the phone upside down. You view this photo like this.

  6. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，真的(zhēnde)是(shì)龙(lóng)！这(zhè)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)别(bié)删(shān)。

    Wow, it really is a dragon! Don't delete this photo.

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01

他(tā)在(zài)伦(lún)敦(dūn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)照(zhào)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)照(zhào)片(piàn)儿(r)。

He took many pictures in London.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ricky · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)的(de)照(zhào)片(piàn)贴(tiē)在(zài)申(shēn)请(qǐng)书(shū)上(shàng)。

You need to attach your photo to the application form.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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照
zhào

according to; in accordance with

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piàn

thin piece; flake

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