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照相机

zhào xiàng jī · zhao xiang ji

Traditional 照相機

Old HSK 3Measure words: 个 gè, 架 jià, 部 bù, 台 tái, 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. camera
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Grandpa's old camera

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)爷爷(yéye)的(de)旧(jiù)照相机(zhàoxiàngjī)！

    Look, I found Grandpa's old camera!

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)还(hái)有人(yǒurén)用(yòng)照相机(zhàoxiàngjī)吗(ma)？

    Does anyone still use a camera nowadays?

  3. Dengdeng

    有啊(yǒua)。我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)拍(pāi)一张(yīzhāng)，三天后(sāntiānhòu)才(cái)能(néng)洗出来(xǐchūlái)。

    Sure. I'll take one of you. It can only be developed in three days.

  4. Liangliang

    三天(sāntiān)？手机(shǒujī)一秒钟(yīmiǎozhōng)就(jiù)能(néng)看到(kàndào)！

    Three days? On a phone, I can see it in one second!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)用(yòng)照相机(zhàoxiàngjī)拍照(pāizhào)，等(děng)照片(zhàopiàn)的时候(deshíhou)特别(tèbié)期待(qīdài)。

    But when you take photos with a camera, waiting for the photos is really exciting.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)买(mǎi)不(bu)起(qǐ)300块(kuài)美(měi)元(yuán)以(yǐ)上(shàng)的(de)照(zhào)相(xiàng)机(jī)。

I cannot afford a camera above 300 dollars.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)用(yòng)一(yì)台(tái)照(zhào)相(xiàng)机(jī)交(jiāo)换(huàn)一(yì)把(bǎ)吉(jí)他(tā)。

I swapped a camera for a guitar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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