shèyǐng

摄影

HSK 5Word · VerbTraditional攝影

to photograph; to film

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to take a photograph; to photograph

General term for photography. Often used interchangeably with '照相'.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
shè摄
yǐng影
 ,
yóu尤
qí其
xǐ喜
huān欢
pāi拍
fēng风
jǐng景
 。

He likes photography, especially taking pictures of scenery.

Qǐng请
wù勿
zài在
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
nèi内
shè摄
yǐng影
 。

No photography inside the museum, please.

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Zhè这
jià架
xiàng相
jī机
de的
shè摄
yǐng影
xiào效
guǒ果
fēi非
cháng常
chū出
sè色
 。

This camera's photographic performance is outstanding.

2.

verb

to shoot a film; to film; to cinematograph

technical

Refers specifically to the process of capturing moving images for cinema or video.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
shì是
zài在
Bīng冰
dǎo岛
shè摄
yǐng影
de的
 。

This film was shot in Iceland.

Dǎo导
yǎn演
zhèng正
zài在
xiàn现
chǎng场
zhǐ指
dǎo导
shè摄
yǐng影
gōng工
zuò作
 。

The director is on set guiding the filming.

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Shuǐ水
xià下
shè摄
yǐng影
xū需
yào要
tè特
shū殊
de的
shè设
bèi备
hé和
jì技
shù术
 。

Underwater filming requires special equipment and techniques.