video recording; video
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
video recording; video; videotape
informalA colloquial term, often used in spoken Mandarin. The '儿' (r) suffix is characteristic of Northern dialects, especially Beijing dialect. Refers to recorded video content, which could be on tape, disc, or digital file.
Wǒ我
zuó昨
tiān天
zū租
le了
yī一
pán盘
hǎo好
kàn看
de的
lù录
xiàng像
piān片
r儿
。
I rented a good video yesterday.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
zhuān专
mén门
mài卖
lǎo老
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
lù录
xiàng像
piān片
r儿
。
This store specializes in selling video recordings of old movies.
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Xiàn现
zài在
méi没
rén人
kàn看
VV
HH
SS
lù录
xiàng像
piān片
r儿
le了
,
dōu都
yòng用
DD
VV
DD
huò或
zhě者
liú流
méi媒
tǐ体
。
Nobody watches VHS videotapes anymore; everyone uses DVDs or streaming media now.