摄像头 shèxiàngtóu webcam
webcam; surveillance camera
How to remember 摄像头: 摄 to absorb + 像 alike + 头 head = webcam.
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How it is used
- A camera lens unit - webcam or surveillance camera - 安装摄像头 (ānzhuāng shèxiàngtóu) install a camera, 监控摄像头 (jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu) CCTV camera.
- Refers to the small mounted camera device (on a computer, phone, or wall), not a standalone camcorder.
- Everyday tech/security term.
Example sentences
- 汤姆没有注意到监控摄像头。 Tāngmǔ méiyǒu zhùyì dào jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu.Tom didn't notice the surveillance camera.