上映 (shàng yìng) — to screen (a movie), to show (a film) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

上映 is used specifically for films being shown in theaters — the release/screening of a movie. 放映 focuses on the act of projecting a film, and 上演 is used for plays and performances.

verb

to screen (a movie)to show (a film)

Examples

上映。
Zhè bù xīn piàn xià ge yuè shàng yìng.
This new film will be released next month.
上映，。
Nà bù diàn yǐng zuó tiān gāng shàng yìng, píng fēn hěn gāo.
That movie was just released yesterday and has a high rating.
上映。
Shǔ jià huì yǒu hěn duō rè mén diàn yǐng shàng yìng.
Many popular movies will be released during summer vacation.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

上shàngput on

上映 pairs 上 put-on with 映 show for a film being shown.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

日央映

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

央

央yāng映yìng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

映 pairs 日, the sun, with 央 as a sound element.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Film & Theater

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