故事片 (gù shi piān) — feature film; fictional film (as opposed to documentary)

Definition

noun
feature filmfictional film (as opposed to documentary)
Measure word · 部

Examples

  • 故事片。
    Zhè bù gù shi piān shì gēn jù zhēn shí shì jiàn gǎi biān de.
    This feature film is adapted from a real event.
  • ，故事片。
    Tā xǐ huan kàn jì lù piàn, bú tài ài kàn gù shi piān.
    He likes watching documentaries, not so much feature films.
  • 故事片。
    Jīn nián shàng yìng de gù shi piān bǐ qù nián duō.
    More feature films were released this year than last year.

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.

故事story
故gùold事shìmatter
偏正Modifier + head
片piànfilm

故事 means story and 片 means film, naming a film built around a story.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攵Written in full as攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ故gù
Same sound today

故 uses 古 for the sound and 攵, written in full as 攴, for the meaning.

Open 故 →

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

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

Open 事 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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