摄像

攝像

shèxiàng

verb HSK 5 #10,313

Meanings

To capture an image — specifically a moving image (video).

婚礼上有人负责摄像。

Hūnlǐ shàng yǒurén fùzé shèxiàng.

Someone was in charge of filming at the wedding.

这里禁止摄像。

Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ shèxiàng.

Video recording is prohibited here.

摄像头坏了。

Shèxiàngtóu huài le.

The camera (webcam) is broken.

usage

摄像 = video recording, 摄影 = photography (still images). 摄像头 (shèxiàngtóu) = webcam/security camera — you'll see these everywhere in China.

摄 shè

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