🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

照片

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhàopiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Photos/ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她分享了她的假期照片。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Plural form of photo; images captured by a camera.

    "She shared her vacation photos on social media."
  2. 2

    Informal term for a photograph.

    "I took some great photos at the concert last night."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'photos' is derived from the Greek word 'phōs', meaning 'light'. It entered the English language in the late 19th century as a shortened form of 'photograph', which combines 'phōs' with 'graphē', meaning 'drawing' or 'writing'. Over time, 'photos' has evolved to refer specifically to images captured by a camera.

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