Discussion of 摄影师/攝影師 [shè yǐng shī] cameraman, set photographer

Discussion of 摄影师/攝影師

To include posts you need to register at trainchinese.com

Since 师 is "master" and 摄影师 is photographer, how do I say a master of photography? For example, Ansel Adams is more than a 摄影师，he is a 师的摄影， right?

Zhan DaHe

Show 1 reply

Hi Zhan DaHe! In 摄影师, 师 takes on the meaning "person skilled in a certain profession". So 摄影师 is "someone who is skilled in photography as his or her profession".
If you want to say "master of photography", you may say 摄影大师 (大师: dà shī [n] great master; master).

lisaC

To answer to Zhan DaHe you need to register at trainchinese.com

You you can select to receive personal notifications on the app or via email for important contributions to words that you are learning in the account settings .