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视频 (shì pín) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

视频 (shì pín) is a Chinese word: video. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 视频

名 míng noun

video

这个视频很有趣。

zhè ge shì pín hěn yǒu qù

This video is very interesting.

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Word breakdown

视 shì — visual, vision

Words with this character (31)
  • 1 电视 diàn shì — television HSK 1
    • 电 electricity, electric
    • 视 vision, to view
    Example

    晚上我常常看电视。

    wǎn shang wǒ cháng cháng kàn diàn shì

    I often watch television in the evening.

  • 2 电视剧 diàn shì jù — TV series HSK 4
    • 电 electric/electricity (forms 'television' with next character)
    • 视 vision/viewing (completes 'television')
    • 剧 drama/play/series (specifies the type of television content)
    Example

    她最喜欢看韩国电视剧。

    tā zuì xǐ huan kàn hán guó diàn shì jù

    She likes watching Korean TV series the most.

  • 3 重视 zhòng shì — to attach importance to HSK 4
    • 重 importance, weight, significance
    • 视 to regard, to view, to consider
    Example

    我们应该重视环境保护。

    wǒ men yīng gāi zhòng shì huán jìng bǎo hù

    We should attach importance to environmental protection.

  • 4 影视 yǐng shì — film and television HSK 5
    • 影 film, cinema (from 电影)
    • 视 television (from 电视)
    Example

    他在影视行业工作了十年。

    tā zài yǐng shì háng yè gōng zuò le shí nián

    He has worked in the film and television industry for ten years.

  • 5 忽视 hū shì — to overlook, to ignore, to neglect HSK 5
    • 忽 suddenly, carelessly; contributes the sense of negligence or lack of attention
    • 视 to look at, to regard; contributes the visual/perceptual aspect of viewing or considering
    Example

    我们不能忽视环境保护的重要性。

    wǒ men bù néng hū shì huán jìng bǎo hù de zhòng yào xìng

    We cannot overlook the importance of environmental protection.

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频 pín — frequency, signal

Words with this character (4)
  • 1 频率 pín lǜ — frequency HSK 6
    • 频 frequent, repeated occurrence
    • 率 rate, ratio, proportion
    Example

    他锻炼的频率很高，每天都去健身房。

    tā duàn liàn de pín lǜ hěn gāo měi tiān dōu qù jiàn shēn fáng

    His exercise frequency is very high; he goes to the gym every day.

  • 2 频繁 pín fán — frequent HSK 6
    • 频 frequency, repeated occurrence
    • 繁 numerous, many times
    Example

    他最近频繁出差。

    tā zuì jìn pín fán chū chāi

    He has been traveling for business frequently recently.

  • 3 频道 pín dào — channel HSK 6
    • 频 frequency (broadcasting frequency)
    • 道 path/channel (transmission channel)
    Example

    我喜欢看这个电视频道。

    wǒ xǐ huan kàn zhè ge diàn shì pín dào

    I like watching this TV channel.

  • 4 频频 pín pín — frequently HSK 7
    • 频 frequent, repeated
    • 频 reduplication intensifies the meaning to form an adverb
    Example

    他频频点头表示同意。

    tā pín pín diǎn tóu biǎo shì tóng yì

    He nodded frequently to show agreement.

Structure & writing
1 视 shì — to look; to see

视 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 礻 shì — spirit/altar radical, relating to worship and the divine
礻 is a component in 13 characters
HSK 1
视 shì to look; to see
HSK 3
礼 lǐ ceremony or etiquette formed by social morals and customs
HSK 4
社 shè earth deity, and the place, day, and rites for worshipping it in ancient times 祝 zhù to wish; to express good wishes 福 fú happiness; good fortune; blessing (opposite of 祸)
HSK 5
神 shén god; deity; creator and ruler of all things 祸 huò misfortune; disaster (opposite of 福)
HSK 6
祖 zǔ grandparent; parent's parent 祥 xiáng auspicious; fortunate
HSK 7
祀 sì sacrifice; ritual offering to gods or ancestors 祈 qí to pray to gods for blessings; to pray 祷 dǎo to pray (to heaven or a deity for help) 禅 chán abbreviated transliteration of Sanskrit 'dhyāna', referring to Buddhist meditation
1.2 见 jiàn — to see; to catch sight of
见 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 1
现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 视 shì to look; to see 觉 jué perception and discrimination of stimuli by organs of the body
HSK 4
观 guān to observe carefully 规 guī compass (for drawing circles)
HSK 5
宽 kuān wide; broad (opposite of narrow)
HSK 7
舰 jiàn warship; large military vessel 觅 mì to seek, to look for

Stroke order

2 频 pín — repeatedly; frequently; many times in succession
频 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
濒 bīn to border on (a body of water)

consists of

2.1 步 bù — footstep; the distance between two feet while walking
步 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
频 pín repeatedly; frequently; many times in succession
HSK 6
涉 shè to wade across water; to cross over water
2.2 页 yè — page, sheet (of a book, painting, paper, etc.)
页 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 1
题 tí title; heading of a poem, essay, or speech
HSK 2
颜 yán facial expression; countenance
HSK 3
须 xū must; necessary (auxiliary verb) 顾 gù to turn and look; to look at
HSK 4
烦 fán vexed, irritated 硕 shuò large; tall and big 项 xiàng (lit.) back of the neck/nape 顺 shùn facing the same direction; opposite of 逆 顿 dùn to pause briefly
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预 yù in advance; beforehand 频 pín repeatedly; frequently; many times in succession
HSK 5
领 lǐng neck; throat 颗 kē measure word for small, round or granular objects
HSK 6
顶 dǐng the top or highest part of a person or object 顽 wán stupid; ignorant 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat) 额 é forehead (of a person or animal)
HSK 7
嚣 xiāo noisy; clamorous 顷 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 亩 (approx. 6.6667 hectares) 颁 bān to issue; to promulgate 颂 sòng to praise, to extol someone's virtues 颇 pō (lit.) biased; not upright
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颊 jiá cheek; the part of the face below the cheekbone 颓 tuí to collapse, to crumble 颠 diān top of something tall and upright 颤 chàn to tremble; to shiver

Stroke order