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录像

錄像
lùxiàng
noun HSK 6 #1,806

Meanings

  1. 1 video recording; videotape
  2. 2 to record video

Characters

录
lù
to record
像
xiàng
image; likeness
To record images - video recording.

Examples

HSK 5
我们看了婚礼的录像。
Wǒmen kàn le hūnlǐ de lùxiàng.
We watched the wedding video.
HSK 6
警察调取了当天的录像。
Jǐngchá diào qǔ le dāngtiān de lùxiàng.
The police retrieved that day's video footage.
HSK 7-9
监控录像拍到了小偷。
Jiānkòng lùxiàng pāi dào le xiǎotōu.
The surveillance video captured the thief.

Tips

usage
录像 originally meant 'videotape' but now broadly means 'video recording.' 录像机 = video recorder (VCR). In modern usage, 视频 is more common for digital video, while 录像 often refers to surveillance or recorded footage.

Stroke Order

录 lù
像 xiàng