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纪实

jìshí

documentary; factual record; to record factually

A camera operator films an old craftsman weaving a basket in a courtyard
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Characters in this word

纪 jì

Strokes
6
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 纪

Example phrases

  • 这部作品采用纪实手法,把矿区衰落后的家庭裂痕呈现得格外冷静。 Zhè bù zuòpǐn cǎiyòng jìshí shǒufǎ, bǎ kuàngqū shuāiluò hòu de jiātíng lièhén chéngxiàn de géwài lěngjìng. This work uses a documentary approach to present, with unusual restraint, the family fractures after the mining area declined.
  • 他拍了一部纪实短片,记录了老街上最后一家理发店。 Tā pāi le yí bù jìshí duǎnpiàn, jìlù le lǎojiē shang zuìhòu yì jiā lǐfàdiàn. He made a short documentary recording the last barbershop on the old street.
  • 这本书以纪实的笔法写了一个渔村的四季。 Zhè běn shū yǐ jìshí de bǐfǎ xiě le yí ge yúcūn de sìjì. This book depicts the four seasons of a fishing village in a documentary style.

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