tóuyǐng

投影

Word · Verb · Noun

project; projection

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to project; to cast (a shadow, light, or image) onto a surface; to project (a geometric figure) onto a plane or line

Used in both optics (light and shadows) and mathematics (geometry).

Shǒu手
diàn电
tǒng筒
bǎ把
guāng光
tóu投
yǐng影
dào到
qiáng墙
shàng上
 。

The flashlight projected light onto the wall.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jiāng将
zhè这
ge个
sān三
wéi维
wù物
tǐ体
tóu投
yǐng影
dào到
èr二
wéi维
píng平
miàn面
shàng上
 。

We need to project this three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional plane.

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Xī夕
yáng阳
jiāng将
shù树
mù木
de的
yǐng影
zi子
tóu投
yǐng影
zài在
dì地
miàn面
shàng上
 。

The setting sun cast the shadows of the trees onto the ground.

2.

noun

projection; the shadow or image cast on a surface or line; projected image

Refers to the result or image created by the act of projecting.

Qiáng墙
shàng上
de的
tóu投
yǐng影
fēi非
cháng常
qīng清
xī晰
 。

The projection on the wall is very clear.

Zhè这
ge个
jǐ几
hé何
tǐ体
de的
tóu投
yǐng影
shì是
yī一
ge个
yuán圆
xíng形
 。

The projection of this geometric solid is a circle.

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Diàn电
yǐng影
tóu投
yǐng影
zài在
jù巨
dà大
de的
yín银
mù幕
shàng上
 。

The film was projected onto the giant screen.