影片 yǐng piàn a copy of a film / film / motion picture / movie / (Tw) video / video clip / CL:部[bu4] syn 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 胶卷 膠捲 jiāo juǎn film / roll of film syn 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 故事片 gù shi piàn fictional film / feature film 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 菲林 fēi lín (dialect) film (loanword) / roll of film 片子 piān zi film / movie / film reel / phonograph record / X-ray image syn 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 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) 保鲜膜 保鮮膜 bǎo xiān mó plastic wrap / preservative film / cling film 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 电影 電影 diàn yǐng movie / film / CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè to take (a picture) / to shoot (a film) syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 影 yǐng picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 奥斯卡 奧斯卡 ào sī kǎ (film industry) Oscar (Academy Award) / CL:屆|届[jie4] / (name) Oscar 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 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 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 胶片 膠片 jiāo piàn (photographic) film syn 矮子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf syn 动画片 動畫片 dòng huà piàn animated film syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash 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] 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短路 duǎn lù short circuit syn 主人公 zhǔ rén gōng hero (of a novel or film) / main protagonist syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) 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] 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 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 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 监制 監製 jiān zhì to supervise the manufacture of / to supervise the shooting of films / executive producer (film) 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 迪士尼 dí shì ní Disney, American entertainment conglomerate / Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short syn 不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late syn 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 矮胖 ǎi pàng short and stout / dumpy / roly-poly syn 西部片 xī bù piàn Western (film) 短篇小说 短篇小說 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story 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 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn 编导 編導 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director 薄膜 bó mó membrane / film / CL:層|层[ceng2] 一把手 yī bǎ shǒu working hand / member of a work team / participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) syn 阿比 ā bǐ Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail) 短程 duǎn chéng short range 露水 lù shuǐ dew / fig. short-lasting / ephemeral syn 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 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 短距离 短距離 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away syn 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce syn 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 丁丁 dīng dīng (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1ji1]) syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived syn 美玲 měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director 