录像

錄像

lùxiàng

noun HSK 6 #1,806

Meanings

1 video recording; videotape
2 to record video

Characters

image; likeness

To record images — video recording.

Examples

监控录像拍到了小偷。

Jiānkòng lùxiàng pāi dào le xiǎotōu.

The surveillance video captured the thief.

我们看了婚礼的录像。

Wǒmen kàn le hūnlǐ de lùxiàng.

We watched the wedding video.

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

录 lù

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