近景 (jìn jǐng) — close-up (in photography or film)

Definition

近景 (jìnjǐng) means 'close-up' or 'close shot' in photography and film — the camera frames a small subject area to show fine detail. Pair it with 远景 (yuǎnjǐng, 'wide shot') when contrasting shot scales.

noun
close-up (in photography or film)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 近景。
    Shè yǐng shī yòng jìn jǐng pāi shè le rén wù de biǎo qíng.
    The photographer used a close-up to capture the character's expression.
  • 近景，。
    Diàn yǐng kāi shǐ shì yí gè jìn jǐng, rán hòu jìng tóu màn màn lā yuǎn.
    The movie begins with a close-up, then the shot slowly pulls back.
  • 近景，。
    Tā xǐ huan huà jìn jǐng, yīn wèi kě yǐ biǎo xiàn xì jié.
    He likes to paint close-ups because they can show details.

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.

近jìnnear
景jǐngscene

近 means near, and 景 means scene; together they give a close scene.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
斤
斤jīn近jìn
Same sound today

近 combines 辶, a walking radical, with 斤, which gives the sound. The walking part fits the idea of moving close to something.

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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
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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