Chinese word

对焦

Pronunciation

Pinyinduì jiāo

Meaning

  • verbfocus

Example

请把相机对焦一下。qǐng bǎ xiàng jī duì jiāo yí xià

Please focus the camera.

Illustration for 对焦 (focus)

More examples

请先把镜头对焦好再按快门。qǐng xiān bǎ jìng tóu duì jiāo hǎo zài àn kuài mén

Please focus the lens first, then press the shutter.

Core concept

Adjusts a camera lens until the subject appears sharp and clear.

Common phrases

  • 手机自动对焦shǒu jī zì dòng duì jiāo

    phone autofocus

  • 把主体对焦清楚bǎ zhú tǐ duì jiāo qīng chǔ

    focus the subject clearly

Similar words

调焦tiáo jiāo: Using a lens or camera mechanism to adjust the focus to the proper point.
对准duì zhǔn: Directing and aligning a camera or other object precisely toward a target.
自动对焦zì dòng duì jiāo: Making a camera focus on the subject automatically.

Definition in Chinese

把镜头的焦点调到被拍物体上，使拍出的画面变得清楚。bǎ jìng tóu de jiāo diǎn tiáo dào bèi pāi wù tǐ shàng shǐ pāi chū de huà miàn biàn de qīng chǔ

Word origin

对焦 (duìjiāo, "to focus") is formed from 对 (duì, "toward") and 焦 (jiāo, "focal point in compounds"), making its meaning a movement toward the correct focal point.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the camera or lens is often the object of this verb, as in a request to adjust the camera, while the subject being made sharp is identified separately.

Opposites

  • 散焦sàn jiāodefocusverb

Related words

  • 对焦模式duì jiāo mó shìfocus modenoun
  • 手动对焦shǒu dòng duì jiāomanual focusnoun

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