Chinese word

视觉

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì jué

Meaning

  • nounvision

Example

在黑暗中，我们的视觉会变差。zài hēi àn zhōng wǒ men de shì jué huì biàn chà

In the dark, our vision gets worse.

Illustration for 视觉 (vision)

More examples

这部电影的视觉效果令人震撼。zhè bù diàn yǐng de shì jué xiào guǒ lìng rén zhèn hàn

The visual effects of this movie are stunning.

Core concept

The mind's visual channel, turning incoming light into awareness of shape, color, brightness, and movement.

Common phrases

  • 视觉效果shì jué xiào guǒ

    visual effects

  • 视觉冲击shì jué chōng jī

    visual impact

  • 视觉体验shì jué tǐ yàn

    visual experience

  • 视觉系统shì jué xì tǒng

    visual system

Similar words

视力shì lì: The degree to which a person can see things clearly.
视野shì yě: The range of space that can be seen from a particular position.
视线shì xiàn: The direction of the eyes or the focus of attention.

Definition in Chinese

由眼睛接受光线并经大脑处理后形成的对形状、颜色、明暗与运动的感知。yóu yǎn jīng jiē shòu guāng xiàn bìng jīng dà nǎo chú lǐ hòu xíng chéng de duì xíng zhuàng yán sè míng àn yǔ yùn dòng de gǎn zhī

Word origin

视觉 (shìjué, "vision") combines 视 (shì, "see") + 觉 (jué, "perceive"), linking seeing with the mind's resulting perception.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use "vision" mainly for eyesight or an imagined future, but 视觉 (shìjué, "vision") also commonly describes how something looks, especially in design and media.

Other meanings

  • eyesightnoun
  • field of visionnoun

Opposites

  • 听觉tīng juéhearingnoun

Related words

  • 视觉化shì jué huàvisualizeverb
  • 视觉障碍shì jué zhàng àivisual impairmentnoun
  • 视觉系统shì jué xì tǒngvisual systemnoun

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