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Vocabulary
| Character |
Pinyin |
English |
| 电影 |
diànyǐng |
movie (N) |
| 看电影 |
kàn diànyǐng |
to watch a movie (V.O.) |
| 电影院 |
diànyǐngyuán |
movie theater/cinema (N) |
| 银幕 |
yínmù |
screen (litt. silver screen) (N) |
| 电影业 |
diànyǐngyè |
film industry (N) |
| 演员 |
yǎnyuǎn |
actor/actress (N) |
| 表演 |
biǎoyǎn |
to act (V) |
| 导演 |
dǎoyǎn |
director (N) |
| 剧组 |
jùzǔ |
crew/cast (N) |
| 编辑 |
biānjí |
to edit (N) |
| 一场 |
yīchǎng |
scene (N) |
| 背景 |
bèijǐng |
background (N) |
| 情节 |
qíngjié |
plot (N) |
| 剧本 |
jùběn |
script (N) |
| 配乐 |
pèiyuè |
movie score (music) (N) |
| 戏剧 |
xìjù |
drama (N) |
| 喜剧 |
xǐjù |
comedy (N) |
| 武侠片 |
wǔxiápiān |
martial arts movie (N) |
| 动画片 |
dònghuàpiān |
animated movie/cartoon (N) |
| 影评家 |
yǐngpíngjiā |
film critic (N) |
| 盗版 |
dàobǎn |
pirate copy/to pirate (N/V) |
| 数字光盘 |
shùzi guāngpán |
DVD (N) |
| 第五代导演 |
Dìwǔdài dǎoyǎn |
Fifth Generation directors (PN) |
| 照相机/摄影机 |
zhàoxiàngjì/shèyǐngjì |
camera (N) |
| 摄影角度 |
shèyǐng jiǎodù |
camera angle (N) |
| 摄影 |
shèyǐng |
to shoot (a movie) (V) |
Activities
- Try to find information on the Internet or in the library about some of the movies mentioned in the article. What are the films about? Do you think the themes of the movies are very different from movies at other times or places? Why or why not?
