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摄影棚 (shè yǐng péng) — film studio; movie studio

Definition

noun
film studiomovie studio
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 摄影棚。
    Zhè ge shè yǐng péng shì yà zhōu zuì dà de diàn yǐng pāi shè jī dì.
    This studio is the largest film shooting base in Asia.
  • 摄影棚。
    Yǎn yuán men yí dà zǎo jiù lái dào le shè yǐng péng zhǔn bèi pāi shè.
    The actors arrived at the studio early in the morning to prepare for shooting.
  • 摄影棚。
    Dǎo yǎn zài shè yǐng péng lǐ zhǐ dǎo yǎn yuán men yǎn xì.
    The director guided the actors in the studio.

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.

摄影taking images
摄shètake/photograph影yǐngimage
动宾Verb + object
棚péngstudio/shed

摄影 'taking images' describes the kind of 棚 'studio/shed', giving a film studio.

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 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
景
景jǐng影yǐng
Same sound today

影 pairs 景, which gives the sound and also carries the idea of image, with 彡, the part that points to shadow.

Open 影 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
朋
朋péng棚péng
Same sound today

棚 pairs 木 (tree) with 朋, and 朋 gives the sound.

Open 棚 →
Appears in
Film & Theater

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