YouTube视频
YouTube shìpín
The English phrase "youtube video" is translated into Chinese as YouTube视频 (YouTube shìpín).
YouTube视频 is used to refer to a video hosted on the YouTube platform. In Chinese, the platform name 'YouTube' acts as a modifier directly preceding the noun to specify the source of the video.
Which one should you use?
While YouTube视频 is the standard way to specify the platform, you may encounter the slang term 油管视频. This uses the term 油管 (yóuguǎn), which literally means "oil pipe," as a nickname for YouTube.
How do you pronounce it?
YouTube shìpín
Did you know?
- In Chinese internet slang, people often call YouTube 油管 to avoid automatic censorship filters that might flag the English brand name.
- In the phrase YouTube视频, the word 视频 is composed of 视 (vision) and 频 (frequency), reflecting the technical nature of video signals.
- Because YouTube is blocked in mainland China, using the term 油管 can act as a subtle signal that the speaker uses a VPN or lives abroad.
Examples in context
- 我昨天在油管上看了个有趣的视频。Yesterday, I watched an interesting YouTube video.
- 这个YouTube视频很有趣。Zhège YouTube shìpín hěn yǒuqù.This YouTube video is very interesting.
- 你在看什么YouTube视频？Nǐ zài kàn shénme YouTube shìpín?What YouTube video are you watching?
- 我刚才看了一个YouTube视频。Wǒ gāngcái kànle yīgè YouTube shìpín.I just watched a YouTube video.
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting about things to watch online.
- 俊杰 Junjie雨婷，你有推荐的YouTube视频吗？Yǔtíng, nǐ yǒu tuījiàn de YouTube shìpín ma?Yuting, do you have any recommended YouTube videos?
- 雨婷 Yuting这个YouTube视频的制作很棒。Zhège YouTube shìpín de zhìzuò hěn bàng.The production of this YouTube video is great.
- 俊杰 Junjie我也觉得这个视频很好看。Wǒ yě juédé zhège shìpín hěn hǎokàn.I also think this video is good to watch.
- 雨婷 Yuting对，我们一起看吧。Duì, wǒmen yīqǐ kàn ba.Right, let's watch it together.
