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镜头 jìngtóu

镜头 jìngtóu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 镜头 jìngtóu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jìngtóu | jing4 tou2
English translation
camera lens
camera shot (in a movie etc)
scene

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About 镜头 jìngtóu

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Traditional form

鏡頭

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 镜头 jìngtóu

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jìng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of jìng . Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and jìng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jìng

Semantic compound

jīn

Positional decomposition

钅竟

Number of Strokes

16
tóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dòu represents the sound. The simplified character tóu was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character tóu .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⺀大

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 镜头 jìngtóu

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摄影记者 shè yǐng jì zhě men de 长短 cháng duǎn 火炮 huǒ pào de 镜头 jìngtóu yǒng zhāo 我们 wǒmen dōu 圈圈 quān quan 照相 zhào xiàng .

Photographers from the press would crowd around us to take pictures.

摄影机 shè yǐng jī Xiàng nán 主角 zhǔ jué jìn ,准备 zhǔnbèi 拍摄 pāi shè 特写 tè xiě 镜头 jìngtóu .

The camera moved in on the hero for a close - up sequence.

电影 diànyǐng 镜头 jìngtóu 忽然 hūrán 回到 huí dào nán 主角 zhǔ jué de 青年 qīng nián 时代 Shídài .

The film flashed back to the hero's youth.

导演 dǎoyǎn zài 镜头 jìngtóu 运用 yùnyòng shǎng 富有 fù yǒu 美感 měi gǎn yòu 渲染 xuàn rǎn le 气氛 qìfēn 戏剧 xìjù 手法 shǒufǎ de 运用 yùnyòng 娴熟 xián shú 自如 zì rú

The director employs sensuous, atmospheric camerawork and deft dramatic touches.

镜头 jìngtóu Decomposition

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镜头 jìngtóu Compounds

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