微单

微單

wēidān

noun

Measure Word

一台微单 tái

Meanings

1 mirrorless camera

Characters

single (short for 单电/单反)

Examples

我新买了一台微单，比单反轻多了。

Wǒ xīn mǎile yī tái wēidān, bǐ dānfǎn qīng duōle.

I just bought a mirrorless camera — much lighter than a DSLR.

现在拍vlog大家都用微单。

Xiànzài pāi vlog dàjiā dōu yòng wēidān.

These days everyone uses mirrorless cameras to shoot vlogs.

Tips

usage

微单 is a Sony-coined Chinese term for mirrorless (无反) cameras, short for 微型单电. Contrast with 单反 (DSLR) — 微 signals the smaller size with no mirror box. Also seen as 无反.

Stroke Order

微 wēi

单 dān