马赛克 (mǎ sài kè) — (noun) mosaic (decorative art made of small colored pieces); (noun) mosaic (blurred or pixelated area used to censor images/video)
Definition
A loanword from English "mosaic" used for both the decorative art of small colored tiles and the pixelated blur placed over images or video to hide faces or content.
noun
mosaic (decorative art made of small colored pieces)mosaic (blurred or pixelated area used to censor images/video)
Examples
- 马赛克，。Zhè zuò jiào táng de mǎ sài kè fēi cháng jīng měi, xī yǐn le hěn duō yóu kè.The mosaics in this church are very exquisite and attract many tourists.
- ，马赛克。Wèi le bǎo hù yǐn sī, shì pín lǐ de rén liǎn dōu dǎ le mǎ sài kè.To protect privacy, faces in the video were pixelated (mosaicked).
- 马赛克。Tā yòng cǎi sè bō li suì piàn pīn chéng le yì fú piào liang de mǎ sài kè huà.She used colored glass fragments to piece together a beautiful mosaic painting.
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