合影

合影 héyǐng

Group photo; to take a group photo†

合影 in a sentence HSK 5 heying

What 合影 means

  1. Group photo†
  2. to take a group photo†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 合影, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

合影 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

合
hé
Close (join)
影
yǐng
Shadow (photograph - movie - copy)

How to write 合影

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合影 in a sentence

我们一起照张合影吧。
Wǒmen yìqǐ zhào zhāng héyǐng ba.
Let us take a group photo together.
这张合影是毕业时照的。
Zhè zhāng héyǐng shì bìyè shí zhào de.
This group photo was taken at graduation.

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Questions about 合影

What does 合影 mean in English?

合影 is pronounced héyǐng and means Group photo, to take a group photo †.

How do you pronounce 合影?

合影 is héyǐng in pinyin — written heying without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 合影?

合影 is written with 2 characters: 合 (hé) Close (join), 影 (yǐng) Shadow (photograph - movie - copy). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 合影 an HSK word?

Yes — 合影 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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