Meaning of 摄像
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to videotape
How to use 摄像
摄像 means to record video, and it often appears in formal or technical contexts, such as signs, news, or event planning. In casual speech people often say 录像 (lùxiàng) or 拍视频 (pāi shìpín) instead. Example: 会场里禁止摄像。 (Huìchǎng lǐ jìnzhǐ shèxiàng.) Video recording is not allowed in the venue.
摄 (shè) means to take in or capture, and 像 (xiàng) means an image or likeness. Together 摄像 is capturing moving images, so think of a camera taking in the picture of a person.
Common mistake: Learners mix up 摄像 (shèxiàng, video) with 摄影 (shèyǐng, photography or filming in general), and they often write 象 instead of 像. Remember that 像 with the person radical 亻 is the one used for images and likenesses.
摄像 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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摄 shè · to absorb · 13 strokes
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像 xiàng · to resemble · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 摄像.
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 拍摄 | pāishè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) |
| 摄像机 | shèxiàngjī | video camera |
| 偶像 | ǒuxiàng | idol |
| 摄影师 | shèyǐngshī | photographer; cinematographer; cameraman |
| 摄影 | shèyǐng | to take a photograph; photography |
| 录像 | lùxiàng | to videotape; to videorecord |
| 音像 | yīnxiàng | audio and video; audiovisual |
| 影像 | yǐngxiàng | image |
| 图像 | túxiàng | image; picture; graphic |
| 像样 | xiàngyàng | presentable; decent |
| 肖像 | xiàoxiàng | portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person |
Questions about 摄像
What does 摄像 mean?
摄像 (shèxiàng) means "to videotape" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 摄像?
摄像 is made of 2 characters: 摄 (13 strokes), 像 (13 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 摄像 an HSK word?
Yes. 摄像 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 摄像 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 摄像 is written 攝像.
What is the difference between 摄像 and 录像?
Both can mean to record video. 摄像 focuses on the act of filming with a camera and sounds more formal or professional. 录像 (lùxiàng) is more everyday and can also mean the recorded video itself.
How do you say security camera using 摄像?
A security camera is usually called 摄像头 (shèxiàngtóu), which is also the word for a webcam or phone camera lens. A larger handheld video camera is a 摄像机 (shèxiàngjī).