内景 (nèi jǐng) — indoor scene; interior shot (in film/photograph… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Technical term in film, TV, and photography for a shot taken inside a building or set — the opposite of 外景 (exterior shot).

noun

indoor sceneinterior shot (in film/photography)

Examples

内景。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng de nèi jǐng dōu shì zài shè yǐng péng lǐ pāi de.
The interior scenes of this film were all shot in a studio.
内景。
Shè jì shī bǎ nèi jǐng bù zhì dé hěn wēn xīn.
The designer arranged the interior scene to be very cozy.
内景。
Shè yǐng shī shàn cháng pāi shè nèi jǐng de guāng yǐng xiào guǒ.
The photographer is good at capturing light and shadow effects in interior scenes.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

内 marks inside, 景 marks a scene, so it is an indoor view.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

入入rùto enter
冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng景jǐng

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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