Chinese word

投影

Pronunciation

Pinyintóu yǐng

Meaning

  • verbproject

Example

请把幻灯片投影到屏幕上。qǐng bǎ huàn dēng piàn tóu yǐng dào píng mù shàng

Please project the slides onto the screen.

Illustration for 投影 (project)

More examples

现场技术人员把比赛画面投影到场馆四周的屏幕上。xiàn chǎng jì shù rén yuán bǎ bǐ sài huà miàn tóu yǐng dào cháng guǎn sì zhōu de píng mù shàng

The on-site technicians projected the game footage onto the screens around the venue.

Core concept

Directs visual content onto a surface, making that surface carry the image for viewers.

Common phrases

  • 把幻灯片投影到屏幕上bǎ huàn dēng piàn tóu yǐng dào píng mù shàng

    project the slides onto the screen

  • 用投影仪投影图片yòng tóu yǐng yí tóu yǐng tú piàn

    project images using a projector

  • 把电影投影到幕布上bǎ diàn yǐng tóu yǐng dào mù bù shàng

    project the movie onto the screen

Similar words

投屏tóu píng: Display a device's screen on a TV or other screen through a wireless or wired connection.
镜像jìng xiàng: Show the exact display from one screen on a second screen.

Definition in Chinese

把一个图像或光的内容射到别处，使那处能够看到该图像的动作或过程。bǎ yí gè tú xiàng huò guāng de nèi róng shè dào bié chù shǐ nà chù néng gòu kàn dào gāi tú xiàng de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

投 (tóu, "throw or cast") + 影 (yǐng, "image") forms a compound that treats the image as something cast onto another place.

Usage tips

  • When English project means a plan or planned task, Chinese does not use this word; its everyday use stays with visual content appearing elsewhere.

Other meanings

  • displayverb

Related words

  • 投影仪tóu yǐng yíprojectornoun
  • 投影机tóu yǐng jīprojectornoun
  • 投影屏tóu yǐng píngprojection screennoun

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