Definition
摄 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning it cannot stand alone as a word; it appears as the first or second component in compounds. Its most common sense relates to photography and film (摄影 'to photograph', 拍摄 'to shoot a film', 摄制 'to produce a film'). It also appears in words meaning 'to absorb' (摄取) and in literary terms like 摄生 'to conserve one's health' or 摄政 'to act as regent'. Context determines which sense is active.
b.f.
(bound form) to take a photographto shoot (a film)(bound form) to absorbto assimilate
Examples
- 。Tā xǐhuan shèyǐng.He likes photography.
- 。Tā shèzhì le yí bù diànyǐng.He produced a film.
- 。Zhège zhíwù néng shèqǔ yángguāng.This plant can absorb sunlight.
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