长焦

長焦

chángjiāo

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

长焦能把远处的东西拉得很近。

Chángjiāo néng bǎ yuǎnchù de dōngxi lā de hěn jìn.

Telephoto can pull faraway subjects in very close.

HSK 6

拍鸟得用长焦镜头。

Pāi niǎo děi yòng chángjiāo jìngtóu.

You need a telephoto lens to photograph birds.

HSK 6

这款手机支持十倍长焦。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī zhīchí shí bèi chángjiāo.

This phone supports 10x telephoto zoom.

usage

Short for 长焦距 (long focal length). Paired opposite: 广角 (wide angle). On smartphones, 长焦 usually refers to an optical zoom lens (2x/3x/5x/10x).

memory

长 (long) + 焦 (focus, from 焦距 'focal length') = long focal length. Helps to think of 焦 as short for 焦距.

长 cháng

焦 jiāo