How to say “video” in Chinese
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“Video” in Chinese is 视频, shì pín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
视频 is read shì pín: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 见 “see”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “视频”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 视频. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个视频引起了大家的注意。zhègeshìpínyǐnqǐledàjiādezhùyìThis video caught everyone's attention.
- 我的新视频你看了吗？wǒdexīnshìpínnǐkànlemaDid you watch my new video?
- 我们昨天视频通话了一个小时wǒmenzuótiānshìpíntōnghuàleyígexiǎoshíYesterday we had an hour-long video call.
- 视频通话的时候，我怎么看不见你？shìpíntōnghuàdeshíhou,wǒzěnmekànbujiànnǐWhy can't I see you during the video call?
More words from the lesson “Signal, video and “even””
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “video” in Chinese?
“Video” in Chinese is 视频, pinyin shìpín.
What does 视频 mean?
视频 (shìpín) means “video”.
How do you write 视频?
视频 is 2 characters: 视 (shì) — look, view; 频 (pín) — frequent; frequency. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 视频?
视频 is read shìpín. Tones: shì — fourth tone, pín — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“video” in the lesson “Signal, video and “even””
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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