Chinese word

录像

Pronunciation

Pinyinlù xiàng

Meaning

  • nounrecording

Example

这个录像很清楚。zhè ge lù xiàng hěn qīng chǔ

This recording is very clear.

Illustration for 录像 (recording)

More examples

我把今天的会议录像存到了云端。wǒ bǎ jīn tiān de huì yì lù xiàng cún dào le yún duān

I saved today's meeting recording to the cloud.

Core concept

Real-world action turned into replayable moving pictures that can be kept, shared, or reviewed.

Common phrases

  • 拍录像pāi lù xiàng

    record a video

  • 看录像kàn lù xiàng

    watch a recording

  • 保存录像bǎo cún lù xiàng

    save a recording

Similar words

视频shì pín: Moving images stored as digital data for playback.
影片yǐng piàn: A movie or short visual work produced as an artistic piece.

Definition in Chinese

用摄像设备记录下来的活动影像的资料或这种记录的行为，通常指可以回放的影片文件或录像带yòng shè xiàng shè bèi jì lù xià lái de huó dòng yǐng xiàng de zī liào huò zhè zhǒng jì lù de xíng wéi tōng cháng zhǐ ké yǐ huí fàng de yǐng piàn wén jiàn huò lù xiàng dài

Word origin

The compound 录像 (lùxiàng, "recorded image") combines 录 (lù, "record") with 像 (xiàng, "image") to name both the recording process and its replayable visual result.

Usage tips

  • Descriptions such as clear, blurry, or long usually apply to the recorded picture, not to the camera action, which helps identify the intended sense.

Other meanings

  • videonoun
  • footagenoun
  • recordverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 录像机lù xiàng jīvideo recordernoun
  • 录像带lù xiàng dàivideotapenoun
  • 录像文件lù xiàng wén jiànvideo filenoun

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