How to Say ‘Take a photo’ in Traditional Chinese
拍一張照片
pāi yī zhāng zhào piān
[pāi ee zhāng zhàopiàn]
💬 Usage Tip: 張 is the counting word for flat things, so it's used for photos, tickets, and paper: 兩張票 "two tickets". In 一張 (yì zhāng), 一 takes the fourth tone before a first tone.
Phrase Breakdown
拍
pāi
[pāi]
to take (a photo)
Used with photos to mean shooting a picture.
我們一起拍照吧。
Let's take a photo together.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
A number word that helps form the phrase for category.
你想找哪一類工作？
What kind of job do you want to look for?
張
zhāng
[zhāng]
piece, sheet
A measure word for flat objects like paper.
這張字由殘劍親手寫成。
This piece of calligraphy was written by Broken Sword himself.
照片
zhào piān
[zhàopiàn]
photo
A photograph, such as an ID photo needed for documents.
我需要兩張照片。
I need two photos.
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