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HSK
picture; photograph / CL: 張|张
HSK 2
to take a picture
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *图* | 图* | *图
diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL: 張|张 / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek
HSK 3
photograph / picture / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
a copy of a film / film; motion picture; movie / (Tw) video; video clip / CL:
HSK 2
scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view
HSK 5
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *相* | 相* | *相
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
drawing / picture
HSK 3
to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
HSK 5
picture / drawing / painting
HSK 2
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole / overall situation; the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students
HSK 7-9
monochrome photo / black and white picture
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
(Internet slang) to photoshop a picture; photoshopped picture
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
HSK 7-9
to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city)
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
picture album
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *影* | 影* | *影
picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace
image; picture; graphic
HSK 7-9
to mount a picture
the full picture (i.e. the whole situation) / panorama
picture scroll
picture / figure / diagram / graph / depiction / graphical
HSK 7-9
vocal cords / vocal folds / (motion picture) soundtrack
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *画* | 画* | *画
to draw; to paint / picture; painting (CL:,張|张) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划)
HSK 2
complete picture / full view
to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie / a selfie
to form a picture / to develop a photo / to visualize
pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
looking at the big picture / all in all / all things considered
to hang up (a picture etc) / to hoist up (a flag) / (computing) to suspend (a process) / (of a system) to hang / pending (operation)
sketch; sketch map; thumbnail picture
rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks
picture frame
qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)
landscape (in a picture) / (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation) / view of the situation / mental picture
Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬, Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc) / brad
nude picture (from 裸照)
multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
to pose (for a picture)
original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
picture / image / diagram / map
(Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片) / photoshopped picture
nude picture
to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
picture book
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
obscene picture
accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art) / picture created using this technique
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
to mount (a picture) / to dress / to adorn / decoration / packaging
CRT used in TV or computer monitor / picture tube / kinescope
large-format (picture, banner, photo etc) / substantially; by a wide margin
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom)
painting / picture / dimension of a painting
to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc / to paint out / to paint over
to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)
picture frame / spectacle frame
CRT (cathode ray tube) used in a computer monitor or TV, aka picture tube (Tw) / kinescope
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
relief shading (in a picture) / fig. to throw into relief
to give a false picture of the situation
to edit a picture; to modify an image / (literary) to change one's plans
the environment (from a macro perspective); the broader context; the bigger picture
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
Crown Prince's chambers / by extension, the Crown Prince / erotic picture
sand picture
portrait; bust / (computing) profile picture; avatar
painting; picture
picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) / fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture
children's picture story book / CL:
monochrome picture / black and white picture
pinup picture / poster
to mount a picture / also written 裱褙
picture in words
to create an image or video by copying an existing one (e.g. taking a photo of a picture in a magazine, recording a video playing on a monitor, taking a screenshot of an online photo) / to remake (a film or TV show)
picture of the deceased
erotic print / pornographic picture
the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects) / picture of the deceased
picture frame


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