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摄像

shè xiàng
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to videotape

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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照相
zhào xiàng

to take a photograph

vs. to take still photographs

Register variants

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录影
lù yǐng

to videotape

Taiwan usage for videotaping

Synonyms

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拍摄
pāi shè

to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)

general filming or shooting
录像
lù xiàng

to videotape

to record video

Usage notes

Collocations

Typically used with 头 (camera) in 摄像头 (surveillance camera) or 机 in 摄像机 (video camera).

Common mistakes

摄像 specifically refers to recording moving images; do not use for still photography (照相 or 拍照).

Example Sentences

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他用手机 摄像 记录了这个活动。
He recorded the event by videotaping with his phone.

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Words Containing 摄像

摄像机
shè xiàng jī

video camera

摄像头
shè xiàng tóu

webcam

立体摄像机
lì tǐ shè xiàng jī

stereoscopic camera

Child Words of 摄像

像
xiàng

to resemble

摄
shè

(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate