影视 (yǐng shì) — movies and television | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the film and television industry as a combined field (movies + TV together), often paired with words like 制作 or 行业. 视频 means any video content; 影像 is the broader visual-medium concept.

noun

movies and television

Examples

影视。
Tā zuì jìn zài xué yǐng shì zhì zuò.
He's been learning film and television production recently.
影视。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mén zuò yǐng shì tè xiào.
This company specializes in film and television special effects.
影视。
Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan kàn yǐng shì.
I've loved watching movies and TV since I was a child.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

视shìtelevision

影 stands for movies, and 视 stands for television; together they name both screen media.

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.

景彡影

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

景

景jǐng影yǐng

Same sound today

影 pairs 景, which gives the sound and also carries the idea of image, with 彡, the part that points to shadow.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

示

示shì視shì

Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5 Film & Theater

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