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摄制组 (shè zhì zǔ) — production unit, film crew

Definition

noun
production unitfilm crew
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 摄制组。
    Zhè ge shè zhì zǔ fù zé zhěng bù diàn yǐng de pāi shè hé hòu qī jiǎn jí.
    This production unit is responsible for the entire film's shooting and post-production editing.
  • 摄制组。
    Wǒ men de shè zhì zǔ yóu dǎo yǎn hé zhì piàn rén gòng tóng lǐng dǎo.
    Our production unit is jointly led by the director and producer.
  • 摄制组。
    Zhè ge shè zhì zǔ de chéng yuán dōu hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    The members of this production unit are all very experienced.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

摄制film production
摄shèfilm制zhìproduce
联合Coordinate
组zǔteam

摄制 means filming and production, and 组 is a team, so the word denotes a film production unit.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 攝; 摄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
聶
聶niè攝shè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 攝 combines 扌 (hand) with 聶 as a sound part; the simplified 摄 is a later shorthand.

Open 摄 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

Open 制 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →
Appears in
Film & Theater

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