定格

dìnggé

verb #19,135

Meanings

1 to freeze-frame
2 to fix in place
3 stop motion

Characters

to fix; to determine

Examples

画面定格在那个温馨的瞬间。

Huàmiàn dìnggé zài nàge wēnxīn de shùnjiān.

The image froze on that heartwarming moment.

这部动画用了定格拍摄技术。

Zhè bù dònghuà yòngle dìnggé pāishè jìshù.

This animation used stop-motion filming techniques.

Tips

usage

定格 is used both literally (freeze-frame in film/photography) and figuratively ("the moment was frozen in time"). Very common in film and media contexts.

Stroke Order

定 dìng

格 gé