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摄像师 (shè xiàng shī) — cameraman; videographer; camera operator

Definition

noun
cameramanvideographercamera operator
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 摄像师。
    Nà wèi shè xiàng shī jīng yàn fēi cháng fēng fù.
    That cameraman is very experienced.
  • 摄像师，。
    Tā shì yì míng zhuān yè de shè xiàng shī, céng cān yù duō bù diàn yǐng pāi shè.
    He is a professional cameraman who has participated in many film productions.
  • 摄像师。
    shè xiàng shī De gōng zuò xū yào nài xīn hé jì shù.
    The work of a cameraman requires patience and skill.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

摄像take pictures
摄shèshoot像xiàngimage
动宾Verb + object
师shīperson

摄 and 像 mean shooting an image, and 师 points to the person who does it.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 攝; 摄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
聶
聶niè攝shè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 攝 combines 扌 (hand) with 聶 as a sound part; the simplified 摄 is a later shorthand.

Open 摄 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
象
象xiàng像
Same sound today

像 uses 亻, the side form of 人 (person), with 象 giving the sound.

Open 像 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

Open 师 →
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