liúyǐng

留影

Word · Verb · Noun

take a commemorative photo; souvenir photo

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to have one's photo taken as a memento; to take a souvenir picture

Emphasizes the action of taking a photo for the purpose of remembering a place, event, or moment.

Wǒ我
men们
zài在
Gù故
gōng宫
mén门
kǒu口
liú留
yǐng影
jì纪
niàn念
 。

We took a commemorative photo at the entrance of the Forbidden City.

Yóu游
kè客
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
biāo标
zhì志
xìng性
jiàn建
zhù筑
qián前
liú留
yǐng影
 。

Tourists like to have their picture taken in front of iconic buildings.

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Bì毕
yè业
diǎn典
lǐ礼
hòu后
 ,
tóng同
xué学
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
hé和
lǎo老
shī师
liú留
yǐng影
 。

After the graduation ceremony, the students took photos with their teachers one after another.

2.

noun

a commemorative photo; a souvenir picture

Refers to the resulting photograph itself, taken for the purpose of remembrance.

Zhè这
zhāng张
zài在
Cháng长
chéng城
pāi拍
de的
liú留
yǐng影
wǒ我
yī一
zhí直
zhēn珍
cáng藏
zhe着
 。

I have always treasured this souvenir photo taken at the Great Wall.

Fān翻
kāi开
xiàng相
cè册
 ,
lǐ里
miàn面
dōu都
shì是
jiā家
rén人
tuán团
jù聚
shí时
de的
liú留
yǐng影
 。

Opening the photo album, it's full of commemorative pictures from family gatherings.

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Zhè这
zhāng张
bì毕
yè业
liú留
yǐng影
gōu勾
qǐ起
le了
wǒ我
duì对
xiào校
yuán园
shēng生
huó活
de的
huí回
yì忆
 。

This graduation photo evokes my memories of campus life.