jǐng

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photography
art

Meaning of 取景

取景 means to select a scene or subject (for photography, film, or painting); to frame a shot. Pronounced qǔ jǐng.

  • to select a scene or subject (for photography, film, or painting); to frame a shot

Definitions & Examples

Shè
yǐng
shī
zhèng
zài
shān
dǐng
jǐng
 

The photographer is framing a shot at the mountaintop.

Huà
jiā
zuò
zài
biān
ān
jìng
de
jǐng
xiě
shēng
 

The painter sits quietly by the lake, selecting a scene to sketch from life.

Zhè
diàn
yǐng
de
wài
jǐng
jǐng
xīn
西
lán
de
nán
dǎo
 

The location shots for this film were framed in the South Island of New Zealand.

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