Writing
镜头 (jìng tóu) — how to say "lens" in Chinese
镜头
Lens, camera shot
noun
Character composition
镜
mirror, lens
头
head, beginning
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
金
Gold
#167 · jīn · 8 strokes
Collocations
换镜头
huàn jìng tóu
change the lens
Examples
摄影师换了一个新的镜头来拍照。
The photographer changed to a new lens to take a photo.
这个镜头很好。
This shot is very good.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "lens" in Chinese?
"lens" in Chinese is 镜头 (jìng tóu).
镜头 meaning in English
镜头 (jìng tóu) means "Lens, camera shot".
How is 镜头 pronounced?
It is pronounced jìng tóu (written as jing tou, jingtou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Lens in Chinese characters
It is written 镜头: 镜 has 16 strokes, 头 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 镜头?
镜头 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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