Chinese word

多媒体

Pronunciation

Pinyinduō méi tǐ

Meaning

  • nounmultimedia

Example

我们要做一个多媒体演示。wǒ men yào zuò yí gè duō méi tí yǎn shì

We need to make a multimedia presentation.

Illustration for 多媒体 (multimedia)

More examples

学校采用了多媒体教学，提高了学生的学习兴趣。xué xiào cǎi yòng le duō méi tǐ jiào xué tí gāo le xué shēng de xué xí xìng qù

The school adopted multimedia instruction, which increased the students' interest in learning.

Core concept

One message uses several channels at once so that text, images, sound, or video work as parts of the same whole.

Common phrases

  • 多媒体教学duō méi tǐ jiào xué

    multimedia instruction

  • 多媒体技术duō méi tǐ jì shù

    multimedia technology

  • 多媒体资料duō méi tǐ zī liào

    multimedia materials

Similar words

媒体méi tǐ: A channel or platform used to carry information, such as a newspaper, television, or the internet.
视频shì pín: Moving visual content, including a recording or broadcast.
音频yīn pín: A recording or broadcast made of sound alone.
图片tú piàn: A still image, such as a photograph or illustration.

Definition in Chinese

利用两种以上的媒介（如文字、图像、音频、视频）共同呈现信息的内容、系统或形式。lì yòng liáng zhǒng yǐ shàng de méi jiè rú wén zì tú xiàng yīn pín shì pín gòng tóng chéng xiàn xìn xī de nèi róng xì tǒng huò xíng shì

Word origin

多媒体 (duōméitǐ, "multimedia") is built from 多 (duō, "many") and 媒体 (méitǐ, "medium"), so the word itself highlights a combination rather than a single channel.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term can describe a presentation, lesson, or system, not only a video.

Opposites

  • 传统媒体chuán tǒng méi tǐtraditional medianoun
  • 单一媒体dān yì méi tǐsingle mediumnoun

Related words

  • 多媒体技术duō méi tǐ jì shùmultimedia technologynoun
  • 多媒体系统duō méi tǐ xì tǒngmultimedia systemnoun

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