shì pín
video
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我喜欢看视频。
wǒ xǐhuān kàn shìpín.
I like watching videos.
这个视频很有趣。
zhège shìpín hěn yǒuqù.
This video is very interesting.
我正在看一个视频。
wǒ zhèngzài kàn yīgè shìpín.
I am watching a video.
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The Chinese word 视频 (shìpín) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 视 (shì) and 频 (pín). The character 视 means "to see" or "to watch", while the character 频 means "frequent" or "repeated". Together, the two characters form the word 视频, which literally means "to see frequently" or "to watch repeatedly". This is an appropriate name for a video, as it is a medium that allows people to watch moving images repeatedly.The word 视频 is a relatively new word in Chinese, having only come into use in the late 20th century. It is a loanword from English, where the word "video" is used to refer to a recording of moving images. The Chinese word 视频 is pronounced in a similar way to the English word "video", but with a slightly different tone.The word 视频 is now widely used in Chinese to refer to videos of all kinds, including movies, TV shows, and online videos. It is also used to refer to the technology of video recording and playback.
