摄影师 (shè yǐng shī) — photographer, cameraman

Definition

noun
photographercameraman
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 摄影师，。
    Zhè wèi shè yǐng shī hěn zhuān yè, pāi le hěn duō hǎo zhào piàn.
    This photographer is very professional and has taken many good photos.
  • 摄影师，。
    Wǒ xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng shè yǐng shī, suǒ yǐ zhèng zài xué xí shè yǐng jì shù.
    I want to become a photographer, so I'm learning photography techniques.
  • 摄影师。
    Zhè wèi shè yǐng shī de zuò pǐn céng zài guó jì bǐ sài zhōng huò jiǎng.
    This photographer's work has won awards in international competitions.

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.

摄影capture images
摄shècapture影yǐngimage
动宾Verb + object
师shīperson

摄影 means capture images, and 师 means person, giving a person who captures images.

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
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
景
景jǐng影yǐng
Same sound today

影 pairs 景, which gives the sound and also carries the idea of image, with 彡, the part that points to shadow.

Open 影 →

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 →
Appears in
Photography & DesignProfessions & Jobs5000 Most Frequent Chinese Words

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.