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HSK
picture; photograph / CL: 張|张
HSK 2
photograph / picture / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
a copy of a film / film; motion picture; movie / (Tw) video; video clip / CL:
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
picture / drawing / painting
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *图* | 图* | *图
diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL: 張|张 / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek
HSK 3
drawing / picture
HSK 3
to take a picture
HSK 4
to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
HSK 5
scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view
HSK 5
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
HSK 7-9
picture / figure / diagram / graph / depiction / graphical
HSK 7-9
image; picture; graphic
HSK 7-9
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
picture album
HSK 7-9
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *影* | 影* | *影
picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace
(Internet slang) to photoshop a picture; photoshopped picture
nude picture (from 裸照)
portrait; bust / (computing) profile picture; avatar
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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)
original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
painting / picture / dimension of a painting
picture scroll
to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city)
to mount (a picture) / to dress / to adorn / decoration / packaging
picture / image / diagram / map
landscape (in a picture) / (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation) / view of the situation / mental picture
to take a picture or video of oneself / to take a selfie / selfie
qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)
to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)
vocal cords / vocal folds / (motion picture) soundtrack
picture frame
complete picture / full view
picture frame / spectacle frame
rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks
pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
nude picture
Crown Prince's chambers / by extension, the Crown Prince / erotic picture
to form a picture / to develop a photo / to visualize
sketch; sketch map; thumbnail picture
to give a false picture of the situation
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
picture book
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
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom)
picture of the deceased
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
picture frame
picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
hemogram / picture of blood used in medical research
the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects) / picture of the deceased
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture
lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) / fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture
the full picture (i.e. the whole situation) / panorama
obscene 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
relief shading (in a picture) / fig. to throw into relief
frontpage picture
to mount a picture
to hang up (a picture etc) / to hoist up (a flag) / (computing) to suspend (a process) / (of a system) to hang / pending (operation)
erotic print / pornographic picture
painting; picture
picture in words
to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
to mount a picture / also written 裱褙
(Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片) / photoshopped picture
to edit a picture; to modify an image / (literary) to change one's plans
sand picture
the environment (from a macro perspective); the broader context; the bigger picture
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
children's picture story book / CL:
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc / to paint out / to paint over
CRT (cathode ray tube) used in a computer monitor or TV, aka picture tube (Tw) / kinescope
notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)
corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc) / brad
monochrome picture / black and white picture
looking at the big picture / all in all / all things considered
monochrome photo / black and white picture
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬, Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
to pose (for a picture)
accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art) / picture created using this technique
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 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)
pinup picture / poster
CRT used in TV or computer monitor / picture tube / kinescope


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