首映式 (shǒu yìng shì) — premiere (of a film) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal noun for a movie's premiere — the first public showing event, typically with cast and media present, not the screening itself.

noun

premiere (of a film)

Measure word · 个

Examples

首映式。
Wǒ men cān jiā le diàn yǐng shǒu yìng shì.
We attended the movie premiere.
首映式。
shǒu yìng shì Shàng lái le hěn duō míng xīng.
Many stars came to the premiere.
首映式。
Zhè shì tā dì yī cì cān jiā diàn yǐng shǒu yìng shì.
This is her first time attending a film premiere.

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.

首映first showing

首shǒufirst映yìngshow

偏正Modifier + head

式shìceremony

First, show, and ceremony combine to mean the opening screening event.

Characters in this word

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

The shape comes from an old drawing of an animal's head, showing a long mouth and horns; the version with hair became 首.

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

日央映

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

央

央yāng映yìng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

映 pairs 日, the sun, with 央 as a sound element.

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

弋工式

Meaning part形符xíngfú

工工gōngwork

Sound part声符shēngfú

弋

弋yì式shì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

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