Chinese Conversation · Level 54
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Chinese word
镜头
Pronunciation
Pinyinjìng tóu
Meaning
- nounlens
Example
这台相机的镜头很重要。zhè tái xiàng jī de jìng tóu hěn zhòng yào
This camera's lens is very important.
More examples
导演用不同的镜头表现人物感情。dáo yǎn yòng bù tóng de jìng tóu biǎo xiàn rén wù gǎn qíng
The director uses different shots to express the characters' emotions.
Core concept
A camera eye that gathers light and frames a slice of the visible world.
Common phrases
相机镜头xiàng jī jìng tóu
camera lens
更换镜头gēng huàn jìng tóu
change the lens
镜头特写jìng tóu tè xiě
close-up shot
Similar words
画面huà miàn: The visible image, or one part of it, in a photo, movie, or television program.
零件líng jiàn: One small component of a machine or piece of equipment.
Definition in Chinese
相机或摄像机中负责收集并调节光线以形成影像的光学部件；在摄影和影视语境中也指由摄像机连续拍摄的一段画面或拍摄片段。xiàng jī huò shè xiàng jī zhōng fù zé shōu jí bìng tiáo jié guāng xiàn yǐ xíng chéng yǐng xiàng de guāng xué bù jiàn zài shè yǐng hé yǐng shì yǔ jìng zhōng yě zhǐ yóu shè xiàng jī lián xù pāi shè de yí duàn huà miàn huò pāi shè piàn duàn
Word origin
镜 (jìng, "mirror") + 头 (tóu, "head") names the optical part at the front of a camera, and the word later extends to the continuous imagery that this part records.
Usage tips
- Chinese uses one everyday noun for camera equipment and a filmed segment, so context decides whether a conversation concerns the hardware or what appears on screen.
Other meanings
- shotnoun
- scenenoun
Related words
- 广角镜头guáng jiǎo jìng tóuwide-angle lensnoun
- 长焦镜头cháng jiāo jìng tóutelephoto lensnoun
- 镜头盖jìng tóu gàilens capnoun