Chinese Conversation · Level 45
90 words
Chinese word
视频
Pronunciation
Pinyinshì pín
Meaning
- nounvideo
Example
她在网上发了一个视频。tā zài wǎng shàng fā le yí gè shì pín
She posted a video online.
More examples
我常在手机上观看视频学中文。wǒ cháng zài shǒu jī shàng guān kàn shì pín xué zhōng wén
I often watch videos on my phone to learn Chinese.
Core concept
A sequence of connected pictures that carries visual content through a screen, usually together with sound.
Common phrases
上传视频shàng chuán shì pín
upload videos
观看视频guān kàn shì pín
watch videos
视频会议shì pín huì yì
video meeting
Similar words
影片yǐng piàn: A visual work with a story or theme, such as a film or short.
电影diàn yǐng: A feature-length visual work made for showing in a cinema.
录像lù xiàng: Moving images captured by a camera and saved for later viewing.
Definition in Chinese
通过连续移动的画面、通常伴随声音来表达事件或内容的多帧影像，可作为短片或长片在网络与电子设备上播放。tōng guò lián xù yí dòng de huà miàn tōng cháng bàn suí shēng yīn lái biǎo dá shì jiàn huò nèi róng de duō zhēn yǐng xiàng kě zuò wéi duǎn piàn huò cháng piàn zài wǎng luò yǔ diàn zi shè bèi shàng bō fàng
Word origin
The modern compound 视频 (shìpín, "video") pairs 视 (shì, "see") with 频 (pín, "frequency") to name a medium built from continuously changing visual signals.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, it appears in compounds for calls and meetings, where it marks communication that includes live images rather than voice alone.