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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 摄影

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
摄影 shè yǐng - to take a photograph
- photography
- to shoot (a movie)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 5 3,840 2,542 2,272

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
摄 shè- (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate
- to capture (video or still images)
- (literary) to conserve (one's health)
- (literary) to act for
影 yǐng- picture
- image
- film
- movie
- photograph
- reflection
- shadow
- trace

Other Words Containing 摄影

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
摄影师 - 5 2,981 7,555 3,905
摄影 5 5 3,840 2,542 2,272
摄影机 - - 6,079 28,078 19,887
摄影棚 - - 9,758 41,069 37,802
摄影家 - - 32,077 26,630 31,529