| 照 |  zhào | according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before |   |
| 快照 | kuài zhào | snapshot / photo | |
| 像片 | xiàng piàn | photo | |
| 摄 | shè | to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to act for / to take a photo / photo shoot / photo / to conserve (one's health) | |
| 相册 | xiàng cè | photo album | |
| 剧照 | jù zhào | photo taken during a theatrical production / a still (from a movie) | |
| 合影 | hé yǐng | to take a joint photo / group photo | |
| 人像 | rén xiàng | likeness of a person (sketch, photo, sculpture etc) | |
| 恶搞 | è gǎo | spoof (web-based genre in PRC, acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) | |
| 大头贴 | dà tóu tiē | photo sticker booth | |
| 影集 | yǐng jí | photo album / CL:本[ben3] / (TV) series | |
| 肖像 | xiào xiàng | portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness | |
| 相框 | xiàng kuàng | photo frame | |
| 证照 | zhèng zhào | professional certification / certificate / ID or passport photo | |
| 合照 | hé zhào | group photo / to take a group photo | |
| 留影 | liú yǐng | to take a photo as a souvenir / a souvenir photo | |
| 照相馆 | zhào xiàng guǎn | photo studio | |
| 近照 | jìn zhào | recent photo | |
| 图版 | tú bǎn | printing plate bearing an image (illustration, photo etc) / print made with such a plate | |
| 显像 | xiǎn xiàng | to form a picture / to develop a photo / to visualize | |
| 大头照 | dà tóu zhào | head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) | |
| 半身像 | bàn shēn xiàng | half-length photo or portrait / bust | |
| 重影 | chóng yǐng | overlapping images / double exposure of photo (e.g. due to fault or motion of camera) / double vision | |
| 合家欢 | hé jiā huān | group photo of whole family | |
| 像片簿 | xiàng piàn bù | album / photo album / sketch book | |
| 单色照片 | dān sè zhào piàn | monochrome photo / black and white picture | |
| 图辑 | tú jí | slide show / photo gallery (on website) | |
| 恶搞文化 | è gǎo wén huà | spoofing culture (Web-based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) | |
| 爆照 | bào zhào | (Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online | |
| 立体照片 | lì tǐ zhào piàn | three-dimensional photo | |
| 卫星图 | wèi xīng tú | satellite photo | |
| 卫星图像 | wèi xīng tú xiàng | satellite photo | |
| 车头相 | chē tóu xiàng | photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession | |
| 相簿 | xiàng bù | photo album | |
| 更换照片 | | photo change | |
| 照片科 | | Photo Section | |
| 联合国照片 | | United Nations Photo | |
| 拍照时间 | | photo opportunity | |
| 照片助理 | | Photo Assistant | |
| 照片办事员 | | Photo Clerk | |
| 照片编辑 | | photo editor | |
| 照片资料员 | | photo librarian | |
| 照片实验室主管 | | Photo Laboratory Supervisor | |
| 彩照技术员 | | Colour Photo Technician | |
| 照片技术员 | | photo technician | |
| 照片扫描 | | photo scanning | |
| 照片模切机 | | photo die cutter | |
| 社论、出版物和照片科 | | Editorial, Publications and Photo Section | |
| 照片、设计和分发科 | | Photo, Design and Distribution Section | |
| 照片股 | | Photo Unit | |
| 分发、照片和设计股 | | Distribution, Photo and Design Unit | |
| 俪影 | lì yǐng | photo of a (married) couple | |
| 照骗 | zhào piàn | (Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片[zhao4 pian4]) / photoshopped picture | |
| C位 | C wèi | (neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of entertainers) (loanword from "carry" or "center" or "core") | |
| 拼婚 | pīn hūn | to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc | |
| 美颜 | měi yán | to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc) / to retouch a photo to make sb look more beautiful / beautiful face / beautified face | |
