Chinese word

上镜

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng jìng

Meaning

  • adjectivephotogenic

Example

她在镜头里很上镜。tā zài jìng tóu lǐ hěn shàng jìng

She looks great on camera.

Illustration for 上镜 (photogenic)

More examples

换了发型后，她更加上镜了。huàn le fà xíng hòu tā gèng jiā shàng jìng le

After changing her hairstyle, she looked even more photogenic.

Core concept

Visual appeal that holds up, or even improves, inside a photo or video frame.

Common phrases

  • 很上镜hěn shàng jìng

    very photogenic

  • 拍照很上镜pāi zhào hěn shàng jìng

    photogenic when photographed

  • 在镜头前很上镜zài jìng tóu qián hěn shàng jìng

    photogenic in front of the camera

Similar words

上相shàng xiàng: Looking good and attractive in photographs.
好看hǎo kàn: Looking good or attractive in appearance.
漂亮piào liàng: Looking beautiful and pleasing in appearance.

Definition in Chinese

指在照片、视频或镜头中看起来比现实更好、更有吸引力的状态或特性。zhǐ zài zhào piān shì pín huò jìng tóu zhōng kàn qǐ lái bǐ xiàn shí gèng hǎo gèng yǒu xī yǐn lì de zhuàng tài huò tè xìng

Word origin

上 (shàng, "appear on") + 镜 (jìng, "mirror") forms a compound in which 镜 points from a mirror to a camera lens, producing the sense of looking good when recorded.

Usage tips

  • The judgment can depend on the shot, so a person or object may look good in one picture but less appealing from another angle or in different light.

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