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片中 (piàn zhōng) — in the movie; in the film

Definition

Literary/formal phrase meaning 'in the film', used in writing or reviews rather than casual speech. Read as 片 + 中 ('film' + 'inside'); 片中 is a set phrase, not a free combination.

noun
in the moviein the film

Examples

  • 片中。
    piàn zhōng Yǒu yí gè hěn gǎn rén de qíng jié.
    There is a very touching plot in the movie.
  • 片中。
    piàn zhōng De rén wù dōu hěn yǒu gè xìng.
    The characters in the movie are all very distinctive.
  • 片中。
    piàn zhōng Duō cì chū xiàn le zhè ge chǎng jǐng.
    This scene appears many times in the movie.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

片piànfilm
中zhōngin

片 names a film, and 中 indicates being inside it.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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Film & Theater

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