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How to Say ‘Here comes the slow-motion replay’ in Simplified Chinese

慢镜头来了

màn jìng tóu lái le

[màn jìngtóu lie le]

💬 Usage Tip: Thing + 来了 (lái le) announces that something is arriving: 菜来了 "here comes the food", 车来了 "the bus is here".

Phrase Breakdown

慢镜头

màn jìng tóu

slow-motion replay

màn jìngtóu: two falling tones, then a rising tone. Literally 'slow lens'.

Example

看看慢镜头。

Let's watch the slow-motion replay.

Words in this phrase

慢

màn

[màn]

slow

Adjective meaning not fast; here it describes slow-motion footage.

Example

这个慢动作很清楚。

This slow motion is very clear.

镜头

jìng tóu

[jìngtóu]

camera shot; footage

A shot or scene captured by a camera, as in TV replays.

Example

电视里又放了一遍进球的镜头。

The TV showed the goal footage again.

来了

lái le

is coming / here it comes

lái le: a rising tone, then a light 'le'. It means something has arrived.

Example

他来了。

He's here.

Words in this phrase

来

lái

[lie]

to come

A verb meaning “to come,” often used when asking if someone has come to an event before.

Example

你常来这样的行业活动吗?

Do you often come to these kinds of industry events?

了

le

[le]

change-of-state particle

Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.

Example

火车快来了。

The train is about to arrive.

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