Definition

1. Verb:
   • To photograph: To create a permanent image of a person, object, or scene using a camera.
   • To take a photo/picture: The act of capturing a moment with a camera.
   • To have one's photo taken: To be the subject of a photograph.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi thích chụp ảnh phong cảnh. (I like to photograph landscapes.)
  • Họ đang chụp ảnh trước cổng trường. (They are taking a photo in front of the school gate.)
  • Cô ấy đến studio để chụp ảnh. (She went to the studio to have her photo taken.)

Advanced Usage

• "chụp ảnh lén": to take a candid photo or to photograph secretly.

  • Phóng viên chụp ảnh lén các ngôi sao. (The reporter took candid photos of the stars.)

• "chụp ảnh cưới": to take wedding photos.

  • Cặp đôi đã chụp ảnh cưới ở Đà Lạt. (The couple took their wedding photos in Da Lat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chụp hình (v): A common synonym for "chụp ảnh," meaning to take a picture.

  • Anh có thể chụp hình giúp tôi được không? (Can you take a picture for me?)

• Tự chụp ảnh / selfie (v): to take a self-portrait photo, typically with a smartphone.

  • Giới trẻ thường tự chụp ảnh mọi lúc. (Young people often take selfies all the time.)

Synonyms

• Photograph: To take a picture using a camera.
• Take a picture/photo: The general action of capturing an image.
• Shoot (a photo): A more casual or professional term for taking photographs.

Related Idioms

• Chụp ảnh kỷ yếu: to take graduation photos (for a yearbook).

  • Lớp tôi sẽ đi chụp ảnh kỷ yếu vào tuần sau. (My class will go to take graduation photos next week.)

• Chụp ảnh chân dung: to take a portrait photo.

  • Nhiếp ảnh gia chuyên chụp ảnh chân dung. (The photographer specializes in taking portrait photos.)

verb

1. To photograph, to take a photograph of, to have one's photo taken
   • máy chụp ảnh
     camera
   • thợ chụp ảnh
     photographer