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摄像头

shè xiàng tóu · she xiang tou

Traditional 攝像頭

Meaning

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  1. webcam
  2. surveillance camera
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The camera is on

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)摄像头(shèxiàngtóu)是(shì)开(kāi)着(zhe)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, is your camera on?

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)，我(wǒ)关(guān)了(le)摄像头(shèxiàngtóu)。

    No, I turned the camera off.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)在(zài)屏幕(píngmù)上(shàng)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    But I can see you on the screen.

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)的(de)摄像头(shèxiàngtóu)怎么(zěnme)自己(zìjǐ)开(kāi)了(le)？

    What? Why did my camera turn itself on?

  5. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)也(yě)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)了(le)，他(tā)在(zài)笑(xiào)。

    Your boss can see you too. He is smiling.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)对(duì)摄像头(shèxiàngtóu)说(shuō)：大家(dàjiā)早上好(zǎoshanghǎo)！

    Then I will say to the camera: Good morning, everyone!

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)没(méi)有(yǒu)注(zhù)意(yì)到(dào)监(jiān)控(kòng)摄(shè)像(xiàng)头(tóu)。

Tom didn't notice the surveillance camera.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)手(shǒu)机(jī)的(de)摄(shè)像(xiàng)头(tóu)坏(huài)了(le)。

His phone's camera broke.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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