录像 lùxiàng to videotape
to videotape; to videorecord; video recording
How to remember 录像: 录 to record + 像 alike = to videotape.
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How it is used
- To videotape / a video recording: 录像带 (lùxiàngdài) videotape, 监控录像 (surveillance footage).
- Note the verb-object structure (录 record + 像 image); can split: 录了一段像.
- Compare 录音 (lùyīn, audio recording) and modern 视频 (shìpín, video clip/file).
Example sentences
- 我的录像机可以拍高清视频。 Wǒ de lùxiàngjī kěyǐ pāi gāoqīng shìpín.My camera can shoot high-definition video.