录像 錄像 lù xiàng to videotape / to videorecord / video recording / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 摄像机 攝像機 shè xiàng jī video camera / CL:部[bu4] syn 视频 視頻 shì pín video 带子 帶子 dài zi belt / band / ribbon / strap / girdle / (coll.) audio or video tape / Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri) / comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) syn 录像带 錄像帶 lù xiàng dài videotape / video cassette / CL:盤|盘[pan2] 影片 yǐng piàn a copy of a film / film / motion picture / movie / (Tw) video / video clip / CL:部[bu4] syn 录制 錄製 lù zhì to record (video or audio) 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 剪辑 剪輯 jiǎn jí to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) / edited version syn 游戏机 遊戲機 yóu xì jī video game machine / video game console syn 电动 電動 diàn dòng electric-powered / (Tw) video game syn 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 电子游戏 電子遊戲 diàn zǐ yóu xì computer and video games 录像机 錄像機 lù xiàng jī video recorder / VCR 音像 yīn xiàng audio and video / audiovisual syn 手柄 shǒu bǐng handle / video game controller 存档 存檔 cún dàng to archive / to place on file / saved data (for a video game etc) syn 剪接 jiǎn jiē to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) / (genetics) to splice syn 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 影音 yǐng yīn (Tw) audio and video / audiovisual 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 录放 錄放 lù fàng to record and play (audio, video) 显卡 顯卡 xiǎn kǎ video card / display card (computer) 自拍 zì pāi to take a picture or video of oneself / to take a selfie / selfie 魔兽世界 魔獸世界 mó shòu shì jiè World of Warcraft (video game) 音视频 音視頻 yīn shì pín sound and video 最终幻想 最終幻想 zuì zhōng huàn xiǎng Final Fantasy (video game) 视讯 視訊 shì xùn video (Tw) 电玩 電玩 diàn wán video game 电子竞技 電子競技 diàn zǐ jìng jì video gaming (as a sport) / e-sports (abbr. to 電競|电竞[dian4 jing4]) 电脑游戏 電腦游戲 diàn nǎo yóu xì video 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 录影带 錄影帶 lù yǐng dài (Tw) videotape / video cassette / CL:盤|盘[pan2] 无码 無碼 wú mǎ unpixelated or uncensored (of video) 星际争霸 星際爭霸 xīng jì zhēng bà StarCraft (video game series) 资料片 資料片 zī liào piàn a documentary film / (video gaming) expansion / add-on 俄罗斯方块 俄羅斯方塊 é luó sī fāng kuài Tetris (video game) 视频点播 視頻點播 shì pín diǎn bō video on demand 铭瑄 銘瑄 míng xuān MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display 暗黑破坏神 暗黑破壞神 àn hēi pò huài shén Diablo (video game series) 快手 kuài shǒu Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app syn 恶魔城 惡魔成 è mó chéng Castlevania (video game series) 洛克人 luò kè rén Rockman or Mega Man (video game series) 街头霸王 街頭霸王 jiē tóu bà wáng Street Fighter (video game series) 爆头 爆頭 bào tóu (neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head / headshot 忍者神龟 忍者神龜 rěn zhě shén guī Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc 雷神之锤 雷神之錘 léi shén zhī chuí Quake (video game series) 电动玩具 電動玩具 diàn dòng wán jù battery-powered toy / (Tw) video game / computer game 土豆网 土豆網 tǔ dòu wǎng Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website 航拍 háng pāi aerial photography (video or still) 录影机 錄影機 lù yǐng jī camcorder / video recorder / videocassette recorder (Tw) / CL:臺|台[tai2] 塞尔达 塞爾達 sài ěr dá Zelda (in Legend of Zelda video game) 视盘 視盤 shì pán optic disc (anatomy) / video compact disc (VCD) 剪 jiǎn (bound form) scissors or similar tool / to cut as with scissors / (bound form) to wipe out / to exterminate / to edit (video, audio etc) syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 肝 gān liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress / grindy syn 摄 攝 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 syn 摄象 攝象 shè xiàng shoot pictures / make a video recording 萨尔达 薩爾達 sà ěr dá Zelda (in Legend of Zelda video game) (Tw, HK, Macau) 弹幕 彈幕 dàn mù barrage (military) / "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time / danmaku (video game subgenre) 御宅族 yù zhái zú otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games / see also 宅男[zhai2 nan2] / see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3] 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 矮子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash syn 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短路 duǎn lù short circuit syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 