"film director" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
电影导演 電影導演 diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn film director
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
经理 經理 jīng lǐ manager / director / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn
主任 zhǔ rèn director / head / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
主持人 zhǔ chí rén host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director syn
影片 yǐng piàn a copy of a film / film / motion picture / movie / (Tw) video / video clip / CL:部[bu4] syn
总裁 總裁 zǒng cái chairman / director-general (of a company etc)
罗斯 羅斯 luó sī Roth, Ross, Rose or Rossi (name) / Kenneth Roth (1955-), executive director of Human Rights Watch 人權觀察|人权观察[Ren2 quan2 Guan1 cha2] / Rus' (as in Kievan Rus' 基輔羅斯|基辅罗斯[Ji1 fu3 Luo2 si1])
总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn
社长 社長 shè zhǎng president or director (of association etc)
布鲁克 布魯克 bù lǔ kè Brook (name) / Peter Brook (1925), British theater director
胶卷 膠捲 jiāo juǎn film / roll of film syn
专员 專員 zhuān yuán assistant director / commissioner syn
卓别林 卓別林 zhuó bié lín Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
编导 編導 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director
理事长 理事長 lǐ shì zhǎng director general
美玲 měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
故事片 gù shi piàn fictional film / feature film
厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng factory director
股长 股長 gǔ zhǎng person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department) / head / chief / director / (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor
菲林 fēi lín (dialect) film (loanword) / roll of film
导演 導演 dǎo yǎn to direct / director (film etc)
副主任 fù zhǔ rèn deputy director / assistant head
片子 piān zi film / movie / film reel / phonograph record / X-ray image syn
制片 製片 zhì piàn to produce a film / to make a movie / assistant producer / (Tw) film producer
广电总局 廣電總局 guǎng diàn zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
副经理 副經理 fù jīng lǐ deputy director / assistant manager
保鲜膜 保鮮膜 bǎo xiān mó plastic wrap / preservative film / cling film
宫崎骏 宮崎駿 gōng qí jùn Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director
王朔 wáng shuò Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
金成 金晟 jīn chéng Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office
指导者 指導者 zhǐ dǎo zhě coach / mentor / counselor / instructor / director / guide / conductor
指挥者 指揮者 zhǐ huī zhě conductor / director syn
副理 fù lǐ deputy director / assistant manager
王颖 王穎 wáng yǐng Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
导播 導播 dǎo bō to direct a television or radio broadcast / director (TV, radio)
斯皮尔伯格 斯皮爾伯格 sī pí ěr bó gé Steven Spielberg (1946-), US film director
dǒng to supervise / to direct / director
电影 電影 diàn yǐng movie / film / CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] syn
拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè to take (a picture) / to shoot (a film) syn
yǐng picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace syn
奥斯卡 奧斯卡 ào sī kǎ (film industry) Oscar (Academy Award) / CL:屆|届[jie4] / (name) Oscar
柯达 柯達 kē dá Kodak (brand, US film company) / full name Eastman Kodak Company 伊士曼柯達公司|伊士曼柯达公司[Yi1 shi4 man4 Ke1 da2 Gong1 si1]
关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film
影星 yǐng xīng film star syn
胶片 膠片 jiāo piàn (photographic) film syn
动画片 動畫片 dòng huà piàn animated film syn
摄影棚 攝影棚 shè yǐng péng film studio / television studio
剪辑 剪輯 jiǎn jí to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) / edited version syn
武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn
影迷 yǐng mí film enthusiast / movie fan / CL:個|个[ge4]
短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip
主人公 zhǔ rén gōng hero (of a novel or film) / main protagonist syn
开机 開機 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show
说明书 說明書 shuō míng shū (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3] syn
纪录片 紀錄片 jì lù piàn newsreel / documentary (film or TV program) / CL:部[bu4]
电影节 電影節 diàn yǐng jié film festival / CL:屆|届[jie4]
冲洗 沖洗 chōng xǐ to rinse / to wash / (photography) to develop (film) syn
监制 監製 jiān zhì to supervise the manufacture of / to supervise the shooting of films / executive producer (film)
迪士尼 dí shì ní Disney, American entertainment conglomerate / Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer
剪接 jiǎn jiē to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) / (genetics) to splice syn
片儿 片兒 piān r sheet / thin film syn
霍夫曼 huò fū màn Hofmann or Hoffman (name) / August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist / Dustin Hoffman (1937-), US film actor
影评 影評 yǐng píng film review
西部片 xī bù piàn Western (film)
电影界 電影界 diàn yǐng jiè moviedom / the world of movies / film circles
执导 執導 zhí dǎo to direct (a film, play etc)
播映 bō yìng to broadcast a film / to televise syn
薄膜 bó mó membrane / film / CL:層|层[ceng2]
杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn
红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star
影坛 影壇 yǐng tán moviedom / the world of movies / film circles
影业 影業 yǐng yè film industry
蒙太奇 méng tài qí montage (film) (loanword)
实景 實景 shí jǐng real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation) syn
系列片 xì liè piàn film series
影展 yǐng zhǎn film festival / photography exhibition
解说词 解說詞 jiě shuō cí commentary (for a film etc) / caption (for a photo etc)
软片 軟片 ruǎn piàn (photographic) film syn
科教片 kē jiào piàn science education film / popular science movie
片长 片長 piàn cháng length (duration) of a film
女优 女優 nǚ yōu (old) actress / adult film actress / AV actress
爱情片 愛情片 ài qíng piàn romance film
制片人 製片人 zhì piàn rén film producer
拍片 pāi piàn to shoot a film / to have a medical imaging procedure
封神榜 fēng shén bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
资料片 資料片 zī liào piàn a documentary film / (video gaming) expansion / add-on
冲印 沖印 chōng yìn to develop and print (photographic film)
档期 檔期 dàng qī slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc)
金马奖 金馬獎 jīn mǎ jiǎng Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
最佳影片 zuì jiā yǐng piàn best movie (in film awards)
断背山 斷背山 duàn bèi shān Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]
探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4yuan2]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet
出镜 出鏡 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film
广告片 廣告片 guǎng gào piàn advertising film / TV commercial
北京电影学院 北京電影學院 běi jīng diàn yǐng xué yuàn Beijing Film Academy
搞笑片 gǎo xiào piàn comedy film / comedy / CL:部[bu4]
女主人公 nǚ zhǔ rén gōng heroine (of a novel or film) / main female protagonist
闪灵 閃靈 shǎn líng The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)
贴膜 貼膜 tiē mó protective or tinted film (for LCD screens, car windows etc) / facial mask (cosmetics)
片尾 piàn wěi closing segment of a film or TV show etc / end credits
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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