Chinese word

侧拍

Pronunciation

Pinyincè pāi

Meaning

  • verbphotograph from the side

Example

请不要在公共场合侧拍别人。qǐng bú yào zài gōng gòng chǎng hé cè pāi bié rén

Please do not photograph other people from the side in public places.

Illustration for 侧拍 (photograph from the side)

More examples

地铁里有人偷偷侧拍她，她觉得很不舒服。dì tiě lǐ yǒu rén tōu tōu cè pāi tā tā jué de hěn bù shū fú

Someone secretly photographed her from the side on the subway, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Core concept

A subject is viewed off-center from the side rather than face-on, so the shot highlights a profile or movement across space.

Common phrases

  • 在公共场合侧拍别人zài gōng gòng chǎng hé cè pāi bié rén

    photograph other people from the side in public places

  • 偷偷侧拍别人tōu tōu cè pāi bié rén

    secretly photograph other people from the side

  • 上传侧拍照片shàng chuán cè pāi zhào piān

    upload photographs taken from the side

Similar words

斜拍xié pāi: Photograph a subject at an angle between a front and side view.
横拍héng pāi: Use a camera sideways to make a wide, horizontal picture.
拍照pāi zhào: Use a phone or camera to take a picture.
拍摄pāi shè: Make photographs or videos with a camera.

Definition in Chinese

指从对象侧面选择角度进行拍照或摄像，多用于记录侧脸、侧面动作或强调侧向构图的拍摄行为。zhǐ cóng duì xiàng cè miàn xuǎn zé jiǎo dù jìn xíng pāi zhào huò shè xiàng duō yòng yú jì lù cè liǎn cè miàn dòng zuò huò qiáng diào cè xiàng gòu tú de pāi shè xíng wéi

Word origin

侧 (cè, "side") + 拍 (pāi, "photograph") forms a transparent compound for taking a picture or video from the side.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the word describes the shooting angle, not whether the phone is held vertically or horizontally; a vertical portrait can still use this technique.

Other meanings

  • photograph diagonallyverb

Opposites

  • 正面拍照zhèng miàn pāi zhàophotograph from the frontverb

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