Chinese Conversation · Level 33
90 words
Chinese word
特写
Pronunciation
Pinyintè xiě
Meaning
- nounclose-up
Example
这是一个特写镜头。zhè shì yí gè tè xiě jìng tóu
This is a close-up shot.
More examples
网店页面放了几张商品特写，能清楚看到材质和细节。wǎng diàn yè miàn fàng le jǐ zhāng shāng pǐn tè xiě néng qīng chǔ kàn dào cái zhì hé xì jié
The online store page has several product close-ups, so you can clearly see the material and details.
Core concept
A close view that isolates a telling detail so its shape, expression, or texture carries the scene.
Common phrases
商品特写shāng pǐn tè xiě
product close-up
手部特写shǒu bù tè xiě
hand close-up
Similar words
特写镜头tè xiě jìng tóu: A close-up camera shot showing one selected part of the subject large in the frame.
近景jìn jǐng: A close view taken near the subject, with its outline and facial expression easy to see.
Definition in Chinese
摄影或电影中侧重拍摄被摄体某一局部或细节，以引起观众注意或传达情绪的镜头或照片。shè yǐng huò diàn yǐng zhōng cè zhòng pāi shè bèi shè tǐ mǒu yì jú bù huò xì jié yǐ yín qǐ guān zhòng zhù yì huò chuán dá qíng xù de jìng tóu huò zhào piān
Word origin
特写 (tèxiě, "close-up") joins 特 (tè, "special") with 写 (xiě, "depict"), framing the word as a depiction that gives special focus to one selected part.
Usage tips
- When counting examples, Chinese changes the measure word with the medium: a film shot and a photograph use different classifiers, while the framing term remains unchanged.
Other meanings
- close-up photographnoun
- close viewnoun
Opposites
- 全景quán jǐngwide shotnoun
Related words
- 特写摄影tè xiě shè yǐngclose-up photographynoun
- 特写专栏tè xiě zhuān lánfeature columnnoun