棚内 (péng nèi) — inside a shed, tent, or studio; (film/TV) indoor set, studio interior

Definition

Media-industry term for 'on the indoor set / inside the studio' — used in film and TV production for scenes shot under cover, as opposed to 棚外 (location/outdoor shooting).

noun
inside a shedtentor studio(film/TV) indoor setstudio interior

Examples

  • 棚内。
    Zhè bù xì de dà bù fen jìng tóu dōu shì zài péng nèi pāi de.
    Most of the shots in this drama were filmed on an indoor set.
  • 棚内。
    péng nèi De wēn dù bǐ wài miàn gāo hěn duō.
    The temperature inside the shed is much higher than outside.
  • 棚内。
    Dǎo yǎn jué dìng bǎ zhè chǎng xì gǎi chéng péng nèi pāi shè.
    The director decided to change this scene to an indoor studio shoot.

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.

棚péngshed
内nèiinside

棚 refers to a shed or studio, and 内 means inside, together naming the interior of such a place.

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
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.

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

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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