拍照
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
拍照 (pāizhào) · to take a photo
拍照 (pāizhào) means “to take a photo”. It is written with 2 characters: 拍 (to pat) + 照 (to shine). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 拍照 is built
The characters
拍 pāi · to pat
What 拍 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 白 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
照 zhào · to shine
What 照 is made of
- 昭zhāo — bright
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 日rì — sun; day
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 昭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们在这儿拍照吧。Wǒmen zài zhèr pāizhào ba.Let's take a picture here.
这里可以拍照吗？Zhèlǐ kěyǐ pāizhào ma?Can I take photos here?
Questions about 拍照
What does 拍照 mean?
拍照 (pāizhào) means “to take a photo”.
How do you pronounce 拍照?
拍照 is pronounced pāizhào.
Which HSK level is 拍照?
拍照 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 拍pāito pat
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 照顾zhàoguto take care of
- 照片zhàopiànphoto
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 照常zhàochángas usual
- 执照zhízhàolicence
- 参照cānzhàoto refer to
Learn 拍照 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.