Chinese word

滤镜

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǜ jìng

Meaning

  • nounfilter

Example

她直播时用了滤镜。tā zhí bō shí yòng le lǜ jìng

She used a filter while livestreaming.

Illustration for 滤镜 (filter)

More examples

这部短片里用了夸张的滤镜效果。zhè bù duǎn piàn lǐ yòng le kuā zhāng de lǜ jìng xiào guǒ

This short video uses an exaggerated filter effect.

Core concept

A visual gate that selects or changes parts of an image's light, color, or appearance.

Common phrases

  • 手机滤镜shǒu jī lǜ jìng

    phone filter

  • 滤镜效果lǜ jìng xiào guǒ

    filter effect

  • 开滤镜kāi lǜ jìng

    turn on a filter

Similar words

美颜měi yán: A digital feature that changes facial color or shape to make the face look better.
磨皮mó pí: A digital feature that softens uneven skin and makes small blemishes less noticeable.
贴纸tiē zhǐ: A picture or text placed over an image or video to decorate its appearance.

Definition in Chinese

原指摄影中用于选择或削弱某些波长光线的滤光器，现多指用软件对图片或视频进行色彩、光效或美颜处理的效果或工具。yuán zhǐ shè yǐng zhōng yòng yú xuǎn zé huò xuē ruò mǒu xiē bō cháng guāng xiàn de lǜ guāng qì xiàn duō zhǐ yòng ruǎn jiàn duì tú piàn huò shì pín jìn xíng sè cǎi guāng xiào huò měi yán chú lǐ de xiào guǒ huò gōng jù

Word origin

滤 (lǜ, "filter") + 镜 (jìng, "lens") first refers to an optical device that screens light, then extends naturally to digital tools and effects that alter images.

Usage tips

  • In casual media talk, 很重 (hěn zhòng, "heavy") after this noun marks a strong degree of processing, especially when a face looks noticeably altered.

Other meanings

  • beauty filternoun
  • image filternoun

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