Meaning of 视频
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- video
How to use 视频
视频 is the everyday word for any video, from online clips to video calls. It often follows verbs like 看 (kàn), 拍 (pāi) and 发 (fā). Example: 我昨天拍了一个视频。(Wǒ zuótiān pāi le yí ge shìpín.) I made a video yesterday.
视 (shì) means to look or watch, as in 电视 (diànshì) TV, and 频 (pín) means frequency, as in a signal's frequency. A video is something you watch that comes through a signal.
Common mistake: Learners often write 频 as 频 with the wrong left side or confuse it with 顿 (dùn), which shares the 页 part. Also keep the tones straight: shì is fourth tone and pín is second tone, not pìn.
视频 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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视 shì · to look at · 8 strokes
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频 pín · frequency · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 视频.
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV |
| 电视机 | diànshìjī | television set |
| 重视 | zhòngshì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
| 影视 | yǐngshì | movies and television |
| 电视剧 | diànshìjù | TV series; TV drama |
| 忽视 | hūshì | to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore |
| 频道 | píndào | frequency; (television) channel |
| 视为 | shìwéi | to view as; to see as |
| 注视 | zhùshì | to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at |
| 频繁 | pínfán | frequently; often |
| 近视 | jìnshì | myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted |
Questions about 视频
What does 视频 mean?
视频 (shìpín) means "video" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 视频?
视频 is made of 2 characters: 视 (8 strokes), 频 (13 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 视频 an HSK word?
Yes. 视频 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 视频 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 视频 is written 視頻.
How do you say video call in Chinese?
Say 视频通话 (shìpín tōnghuà) or simply 视频 used as a verb in casual speech, as in 我们视频吧 (wǒmen shìpín ba), let's video chat.
What measure word is used with 视频?
The most common measure word is 个 (gè), as in 一个视频. You may also hear 段 (duàn) for a clip or segment, as in 一段视频.