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本片 (běn piān) — this film, the present film (formal)

Definition

Formal/literary 'this film' — used in writing, reviews, and official film descriptions, not casual speech. 本片 refers to the film itself; 这部影片 is the spoken counterpart.

pronoun
this filmthe present film (formal)

Examples

  • 本片。
    běn piān Shì yí bù fēi cháng gǎn rén de diàn yǐng.
    This film is a very touching movie.
  • 本片，。
    Zài běn piān zhōng, dǎo yǎn shǐ yòng le dà liàng de tè xiào.
    In this film, the director used a lot of special effects.
  • 本片。
    běn piān Jiǎng shù le yí gè guān yú yǒu qíng de gù shi.
    This film tells a story about friendship.

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.

本běnthis or current
片piànfilm

本 means this or current and 片 means film; together they refer to the present film.

Characters in this word

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

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Open 本 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 片 →
Appears in
Film & Theater

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