录影机

錄影機

lùyǐngjī

noun

Measure Word

一台录影机 tái

Meanings

1 camcorder
2 video recorder
3 VCR (Taiwan)

Characters

image, shadow, film

Examples

他用录影机拍下了整个过程。

Tā yòng lùyǐngjī pāi xià le zhěnggè guòchéng.

He recorded the entire process with a video camera.

这台录影机已经是老古董了。

Zhè tái lùyǐngjī yǐjīng shì lǎo gǔdǒng le.

This VCR is already an antique.

婚礼请了专业的录影机操作员。

Hūnlǐ qǐng le zhuānyè de lùyǐngjī cāozuòyuán.

The wedding hired a professional videographer.

Tips

register

Taiwan term. Mainland uses 录像机 (lùxiàngjī). Notice 影 (image/shadow) in Taiwan vs 像 (image/likeness) in mainland — the same split shows up in 电影/电视 related vocab.

Stroke Order

录 lù

影 yǐng

机 jī