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镜头

jìng tóu · jing tou

Traditional 鏡頭

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. camera lens
  2. camera shot (in a movie etc)
  3. scene
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A dirty phone lens

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)镜头(jìngtóu)脏(zāng)了(le)，照片(zhàopiàn)都(dōu)不(bù)清楚(qīngchu)。

    Your phone lens is dirty. The photos are blurry.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)擦(cā)一下(yīxià)镜头(jìngtóu)。

    Is it? I will wipe the lens.

  3. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)这块(zhèkuài)布(bù)，别(bié)用(yòng)手(shǒu)。

    Use this cloth, not your hand.

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)清楚(qīngchu)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)再(zài)拍(pāi)一张(yīzhāng)吧(ba)。

    It is clear now! Let us take another one.

  5. Dengdeng

    镜头(jìngtóu)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)手指(shǒuzhǐ)？

    Why is there a finger in the shot?

  6. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，擦(cā)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)摸(mō)了(le)镜头(jìngtóu)。

    Oops, I touched the lens again while wiping.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)镜(jìng)头(tóu)拍(pāi)得(de)很(hěn)美(měi)，观(guān)众(zhòng)都(dōu)看(kàn)呆(dāi)了(le)。

This shot was filmed beautifully, and the audience was mesmerized.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)布(bù)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)擦(cā)掉(diào)镜(jìng)头(tóu)上(shàng)的(de)灰(huī)尘(chén)。

He gently wiped the dust off the lens with a cloth.

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