Chinese word

同框

Pronunciation

Pinyintóng kuàng

Meaning

  • verbbe in the same frame

Example

我们拍照时，他意外地和我同框了。wǒ men pāi zhào shí tā yì wài dì hé wǒ tóng kuàng le

When we were taking pictures, he unexpectedly ended up in the same frame as me.

Illustration for 同框 (be in the same frame)

More examples

晚会中，他与主持人同框出现在屏幕上。wǎn huì zhōng tā yǔ zhǔ chí rén tóng kuàng chū xiàn zài píng mù shàng

During the evening show, he appeared on screen in the same frame as the host.

Core concept

One camera or screen view holds two or more subjects at once, making them part of the same picture.

Common phrases

  • 与主持人同框yǔ zhǔ chí rén tóng kuàng

    appear in the same frame as the host

  • 在镜头里同框zài jìng tóu lǐ tóng kuàng

    appear in the same camera frame

  • 与朋友同框yǔ péng yǒu tóng kuàng

    appear in the same frame as a friend

Similar words

合影hé yǐng: Take a group photo together with several people.
拍照pāi zhào: Take a photo with a camera.
入镜rù jìng: Enter the camera frame and appear in the picture.
出镜chū jìng: Appear in a video or photo as part of what is shown.

Definition in Chinese

表示两人或多人出现在同一个镜头或画面中，可指刻意合影的动作，也可指被同一镜头偶然捕捉到的结果。biǎo shì liǎng rén huò duō rén chū xiàn zài tóng yí gè jìng tóu huò huà miàn zhōng kě zhǐ kè yì hé yǐng de dòng zuò yě kě zhǐ bèi tóng yí jìng tóu ǒu rán bǔ zhuō dào de jié guǒ

Word origin

同框 (tóngkuāng, "share a frame") is formed from 同 (tóng, "together") and 框 (kuāng, "frame"), linking togetherness with the boundary of a captured view.

Usage tips

  • In captions and casual conversation, 同框 (tóngkuāng, "be in the same frame") describes a shared on-screen appearance without implying that the people arranged a joint photograph.

Other meanings

  • appear on the same screenverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 同框照tóng kuàng zhàosame-frame photonoun

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