摄
影

To take a photograph in Chinese: 摄影 (shè yǐng)

shè yǐng

to take a photograph

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 攝影2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to take a photograph
  2. 2photography
  3. 3to shoot (a movie)

Stroke order

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摄
影

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄜˋ

shè

ㄕ/ shㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄥˇ

yǐng

ㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

摄影

Simplified

攝影

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我对摄影感兴趣。

    wǒ duì shè yǐng gǎn xìng qù。

    I have an interest in photography.

  • 那个摄影师是哪国人？

    nà ge shè yǐng shī shì nǎ guó rén？

    What's the nationality of that cameraman over there?

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Related words

电影

diàn yǐng

movie

影响

yǐng xiǎng

influence

合影

hé yǐng

to take a joint photo

影子

yǐng zi

shadow

影片

yǐng piàn

a copy of a film

影视

yǐng shì

movies and television

拍摄

pāi shè

to take (a picture)

摄像

shè xiàng

to videotape

阴影

yīn yǐng

(lit. and fig.) shadow

影迷

yǐng mí

film enthusiast

影星

yǐng xīng

film star

幻影

huàn yǐng

phantom

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