字幕 (zì mù) — subtitle, caption

Definition

字幕 (zìmù) specifically means the text overlay on a film, TV show, or video — subtitles or captions. Unlike 说明, it is not a general 'explanation' or 'instructions', and unlike 标题 it is not a title/heading.

noun
subtitlecaption
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 字幕
    Kàn diàn yǐng de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan dǎ kāi zì mù.
    When watching movies, I like to turn on subtitles.
  • 字幕
    Zhè bù jì lù piàn de zhōng wén zì mù fān yì dé hěn zhǔn què.
    The Chinese subtitles of this documentary are translated very accurately.
  • 字幕
    Qǐng nǐ wèi shì pín pèi hǎo zì mù zài shàng chuán.
    Please add proper subtitles to the video before uploading.

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