航拍

hángpāi

verb

Meanings

Tā yòng wúrénjī hángpāi le zhěng ge chéngshì.

He aerial-filmed the whole city with a drone.

Zhè bù jìlùpiàn yǒu dàliàng hángpāi jìngtóu.

This documentary has a lot of aerial footage.

usage

Now most often associated with consumer drones (无人机 wúrénjī). Used both as a verb ('to aerial-shoot') and a noun-modifier (航拍镜头, aerial shot).

memory

航 (aviation/航空) + 拍 (shoot/photograph) — flying-shot.

航 háng

拍 pāi