- 照片zhào piànphotograph; pictureHSK 3
- 拍pāi(verb) to pat, clap, slap, or strike (with the hand); to flap; (verb) to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); (noun) racket (sports); beat (music)HSK 4
- 照zhàoto shine on, to illuminate; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo)HSK 3
- 设计shè jì(verb) to design, to plan; (noun) design, planHSK 5
- 拍摄pāi shèto take (a photo); to shoot (a film or video)HSK 5
- 录像lù xiàngto videotape, to record (video); video recording, videoHSK 6
- 镜头jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot; scene (in a movie, TV, etc.)HSK 6
- 拍照pāi zhàoto take a photo, to take a pictureHSK 3
- 摄像机shè xiàng jīvideo camera, camcorderHSK 7-9
- 摄影师shè yǐng shīphotographer, cameramanHSK 7-9
- 摄像头shè xiàng tóuwebcam; surveillance camera, security cameraHSK 6
- 相机xiàng jīcameraHSK 3
- 画面huà miànpicture; image (in a photo or artwork); scene; frame (in a film, video, or animation); screen display; graphics (on a computer or game screen)HSK 5
- 摄影shè yǐngto take a photograph (formal); to shoot (a movie or video)HSK 5
- 图像tú xiàngimage; picture; graphicHSK 6
- 图片tú piànpicture; photographHSK 4
- 花样huā yàngpattern, design (as on fabric or in decoration); trick, ruse (in 耍花样); (as a modifier) fancy, varied (in sports or performances)HSK 7-9
- 影像yǐng xiàngimageHSK 7-9
- 相片xiàng piànphotograph, pictureHSK 7-9
- 曝光bào guāngto expose (photographic film or sensor to light); to expose (a scandal, secret, or wrongdoing) to the publicHSK 7-9
- 照相zhào xiàngto take a photo, to take a pictureHSK 3
- 摄影机shè yǐng jīmovie camera; video cameraHSK 7-9
- 照相机zhào xiàng jīcameraHSK 7-9
- 图案tú ànpattern (decorative design); design (graphic motif)HSK 6
- 柯达kē dáKodak (brand of photographic film and cameras)HSK 7-9
- 胶片jiāo piànfilm (photographic film)HSK 7-9
- 录制lù zhìto record (video or audio)HSK 6
- 摄shè(bound form) to take a photograph; to shoot (a film); (bound form) to absorb; to assimilateHSK 7-9
- 摄像shè xiàngto videotape, to film (video)HSK 6
- 前景qián jǐng(photography, painting) foreground; future prospects, outlook, vistaHSK 6
- 偷拍tōu pāito secretly photograph (someone) without their consentHSK 7-9
- 草图cǎo túsketch, draft (preliminary drawing)HSK 7-9
- 设计图shè jì túdesign drawing; blueprintHSK 7-9
- 合影hé yǐng(verb) to take a group photo together; (noun) group photoHSK 5
- 底片dǐ piàn(photographic) negative; photographic plate (historical)HSK 7-9
- 头像tóu xiàngprofile picture, avatar (on social media, apps, etc.); head portrait, bust (sculpture or painting)HSK 7-9
- 胶卷jiāo juǎnroll film, photographic film (for cameras)HSK 7-9
- 冲洗chōng xǐto rinse, to wash (with water); to develop (photographic film)HSK 7-9
- 动感dòng gǎnsense of movement; dynamic quality (in art, design, or performance)HSK 7-9
- 闪光灯shǎn guāng dēngcamera flash, photoflashHSK 7-9
- 相册xiàng cèphoto albumHSK 5
- 花纹huā wénpattern, decorative design (on fabric, wood, animal skin, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 幻灯片huàn dēng piànslide (photographic or presentation); slide showHSK 7-9
- 绘图huì túto draw (a picture, design, or blueprint)HSK 7-9
- 机位jī wèi(photography) camera position, camera placement; (aviation) airplane seat, seat assignmentHSK 7-9
- 定格dìng gē(film/photography) freeze frame, stop motion; (figurative) to fix (a moment) in time, to crystallize in memoryHSK 7-9
- 摄像师shè xiàng shīcameraman; videographer; camera operatorHSK 7-9
- 快照kuài zhàosnapshot; candid photoHSK 7-9
- 影集yǐng jíphoto albumHSK 7-9
- 写真xiě zhēn(noun) portrait, photographic portrait; (noun) photography (especially artistic or professional photo shoot)HSK 7-9
- 抓拍zhuā pāito take a candid photograph (of); to capture a spontaneous moment with a cameraHSK 7-9
- 快门kuài méncamera shutterHSK 7-9
- 摄取shè qǔ(verb) to absorb, to take in (e.g., nutrients, vitamins); (verb) to take a photograph, to shoot (a film or video)HSK 7-9
- 照相馆zhào xiāngphoto studioHSK 7-9
- 三脚架sān jiǎo jiàtripodHSK 7-9
- 录影lù yǐng(verb) to record video, to videotape; (noun) recorded video, footageHSK 7-9
- 焦距jiāo jùfocal lengthHSK 7-9
- 近照jìn zhàorecent photograph (of a person, such as an author)HSK 7-9
- 全景quán jǐngpanorama, full view, whole sceneHSK 7-9
- 结婚照jiēwedding photoHSK 7-9