Chinese word

入镜

Pronunciation

Pinyinrù jìng

Meaning

  • verbappear in the frame

Example

镜头里不要让陌生人入镜。jìng tóu lǐ bú yào ràng mò shēng rén rù jìng

Don't let strangers appear in the frame.

Illustration for 入镜 (appear in the frame)

More examples

玩游戏时孩子偶尔入镜，画面很可爱。wán yóu xì shí hái zi óu ěr rù jìng huà miàn hěn kě ài

When playing games, a child occasionally appears in the frame, and the scene is very cute.

Core concept

Crossing into the camera's visible area so a person or thing becomes part of the shot.

Common phrases

  • 孩子突然入镜hái zi tū rán rù jìng

    a child suddenly appears in the frame

  • 路人入镜lù rén rù jìng

    a passerby appears in the frame

Similar words

出镜chū jìng: Appear in front of a camera on purpose, usually as part of a filming or video scene.
上镜shàng jìng: Look attractive or presentable when seen through a camera or in a photograph.
拍到pāi dào: Be captured by a camera in a photograph or video.
露脸lòu liǎn: Show one's face in public or on camera.

Definition in Chinese

进入镜头或画面内，被镜头捕捉到并成为画面可见的对象，常用于现场拍摄、视频和直播场景。jìn rù jìng tóu huò huà miàn nèi bèi jìng tóu bǔ zhuō dào bìng chéng wéi huà miàn kě jiàn de duì xiàng cháng yòng yú xiàn chǎng pāi shè shì pín hé zhí bō cháng jǐng

Word origin

入 (rù, "enter") + 镜 (jìng, "lens") combines the idea of entering the camera's view with the colloquial use of 镜 for a camera or filmed image.

Usage tips

  • In filming contexts, the word covers both an accidental appearance and a planned one, so the surrounding context shows whether the person or object was meant to be visible.

Other meanings

  • get into the shotverb

Opposites

  • 躲开duǒ kāiavoidverb
  • 避开bì kāiavoidverb

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