Chinese word

虚拟背景

Pronunciation

Pinyinxū nǐ bèi jǐng

Meaning

  • nounvirtual background

Example

我在视频里换了虚拟背景。wǒ zài shì pín lǐ huàn le xū nǐ bèi jǐng

I changed the virtual background in the video.

Illustration for 虚拟背景 (virtual background)

More examples

上课时我没有用虚拟背景，而是真实的房间背景。shàng kè shí wǒ méi yǒu yòng xū nǐ bèi jǐng ér shì zhēn shí de fáng jiān bèi jǐng

During class, I did not use a virtual background; instead, I used the actual background of the room.

Core concept

A replacement layer that fills the space behind a speaker in a video.

Common phrases

  • 关闭虚拟背景guān bì xū nǐ bèi jǐng

    turn off virtual background

  • 设置虚拟背景shè zhì xū nǐ bèi jǐng

    set up a virtual background

  • 自定义虚拟背景zì dìng yì xū nǐ bèi jǐng

    customize a virtual background

Similar words

背景bèi jǐng: The scene or color visible behind a person or object in a photo or video.

Definition in Chinese

通过计算机处理在视频画面中替换或覆盖人物背后场景的虚拟图像或视频素材。tōng guò jì suàn jī chú lǐ zài shì pín huà miàn zhōng tì huàn huò fù gài rén wù bèi hòu cháng jǐng de xū nǐ tú xiàng huò shì pín sù cái

Word origin

虚拟背景 (xūnǐbèijǐng, "virtual background") is formed from 虚拟 (xūnǐ, "virtual") and 背景 (bèijǐng, "background"), linking an unreal digital substitute with the area behind a subject.

Usage tips

  • In English, background may refer to the scene behind a person whether real or digital; the Chinese compound makes the digital replacement explicit.

Opposites

  • 实体背景shí tǐ bèi jǐngphysical backgroundnoun

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