Meaning of 影片
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- a copy of a film
- film; motion picture; movie
- (Tw) video; video clip
Measure word: 部
How to use 影片
影片 is a slightly more formal or written word for a film than 电影 (diànyǐng), and it often appears in reviews, ads, and on websites. In Taiwan it is also the everyday word for any video or video clip, like one on YouTube. Example: 这部影片很感人。(Zhè bù yǐngpiàn hěn gǎnrén.) This film is very moving.
影 (yǐng) means shadow or image, and 片 (piàn) means a thin flat piece. Picture a strip of film, many thin pieces holding moving images, and you have 影片, a film or video.
Common mistake: Learners often read 片 as fourth tone piàn but forget that 影 is third tone, so the pair becomes yǐngpiàn with a low dip on the first syllable. Also, in mainland China a short online clip is usually 视频 (shìpín), so calling a phone video 影片 there can sound like Taiwanese usage.
影片 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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影 yǐng · shadow · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 影片.
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie; film |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photograph |
| 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | influence; effect |
| 图片 | túpiàn | picture; photograph |
| 药片 | yàopiàn | a (medicine) pill or tablet |
| 影视 | yǐngshì | movies and television |
| 唱片 | chàngpiàn | gramophone record; LP |
| 影子 | yǐngzi | shadow; reflection |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | (business) card |
| 相片 | xiàngpiàn | image; photograph |
| 动画片 | dònghuàpiàn | animated film |
Questions about 影片
What does 影片 mean?
影片 (yǐngpiàn) means "a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 影片?
影片 is made of 2 characters: 影 (15 strokes), 片 (4 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 影片 an HSK word?
Yes. 影片 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 影片 and 电影?
Both can mean a movie. 电影 is the common spoken word and also refers to cinema as an art or industry, while 影片 focuses on a specific film as a work or copy and sounds more formal. You go to see a 电影, but a festival might list its selected 影片.
What measure word goes with 影片?
The usual measure word is 部 (bù), as in 一部影片 (yí bù yǐngpiàn), one film. For short videos in Taiwan, 个 (ge) or 支 (zhī) are also heard.