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公映 (gōng yìng) — to release (a film) in theaters; to have a public screening

Definition

A formal term for releasing a film in theaters to the general public, used in industry and media contexts. Pairs with 院线 (theater circuit) and 首日 (opening day).

verb
to release (a film) in theatersto have a public screening

Examples

  • 公映。
    Zhè bù yǐng piàn jiāng yú xià zhōu wǔ zài quán guó gōng yìng.
    This film will be released nationwide next Friday.
  • 公映。
    gōng yìng Shǒu rì piào fáng jiù tū pò le wǔ qiān wàn.
    The box office on the first day of release already exceeded 50 million.
  • 公映。
    Dǎo yǎn xī wàng zhè bù zuò pǐn néng zài guó jì diàn yǐng jié shàng gōng yìng.
    The director hopes this work can have its public screening at an international film festival.

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.

公gōngpublic
映yìngshow/project

公 means public, 映 means show/project; together they mean a film is shown publicly in theaters.

Characters in this word

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

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

Open 公 →

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
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.

Open 映 →
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Film & Theater

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