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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.take a group photo/picture; have a photo/picture taken together
师生们在毕业典礼上合影留念。
At the commencement, teachers and students had a group photo taken to mark the occasion.
我们能给你和获救者合影吗？
Could we get a picture of you and the survivors?
他们先单独照相，然后合影。
They were photographed separately and then as a group.
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- 2
n.group photo/picture
这张合影是我们毕业时照的。
This is a group photo we took upon graduation.
你帮我们拍张合影好吗？
Would you mind taking a photo of us together?
报纸头版刊登了两位外交部长的合影。
The front page carries a photograph of the two foreign ministers.
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Word usage
- Separable word"合" and "影" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
毕业之前,同学们一起合了影。
Before graduation, the students took a group picture.
我们认识十年了，居然没合过影。
We have known each other for ten years, but we haven't taken a picture together.
师生合完影后，一起共进午餐。
Students and teachers took a group photo and then had lunch together.