录影 (lù yǐng) — (verb) to record video, to videotape; (noun) recorded video, footage
Definition
Records video or refers to the footage itself — 录影 is the process and the result, not the device (that's 录像机). Contrast with 录像, which now more often names a recording as a noun.
verb
to record videoto videotape
noun
recorded videofootage
Examples
- 录影。Wǒ men yào yòng shè xiàng jī lù yǐng zhěng gè guò chéng.We need to videotape the entire process using a camera.
- 。Zuó tiān tā lù le yí gè xiǎo shí de yǐng.He recorded an hour of video yesterday.
- 录影,。Zhè duàn lù yǐng zī liào fēi cháng zhòng yào, qǐng bǎo cún hǎo.This footage is very important; please save it properly.
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