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视角

shì jiǎo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 視角

视角 (shì jiǎo) means "angle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference; (cinematography) camera angl". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 视角 means

1. angle from which one observes an object
2. (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
3. (cinematography) camera angle
4. (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye)
5. (photography) angle of view

The characters in 视角

• 视shì(literary, or bound form) to look at
• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn

Example sentences

• 望远镜为我们的文明开启了一种全新的视角来观察宇宙。
  Wàngyuǎnjìng wèi wǒmen de wénmíng kāiqǐ le yī zhǒng quán xīn de shìjiǎo lái guānchá yǔzhòu.
  The telescope has opened a new eye onto the cosmos that has been transformative for our civilization.

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