tou4 pin2圖片图片
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Yaletòuh pín
Definition
An image, picture, drawing, painting, or photograph.
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How it's used
Refers broadly to any visual representation, including digital files, printed photographs, or artistic drawings. While it is perfectly acceptable in formal writing, in casual speech, people often prefer more specific terms like 相 for photographs or 圖 for general images.
Measure word
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This picture is beautiful, where did you find it?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to a painting or a specific art piece if you want to sound natural, as 畫 is much more common for those contexts.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
