影视界 (yǐng shì jiè) — the film and television industry; movie and TV circles

Definition

noun
the film and television industrymovie and TV circles

Examples

  • 影视界，。
    Tā zài yǐng shì jiè gōng zuò le hěn duō nián, rèn shi hěn duō dǎo yǎn hé yǎn yuán.
    She has worked in the film and television industry for many years and knows many directors and actors.
  • ，影视界，。
    Jìn nián lái, zhōng guó yǐng shì jiè fā zhǎn fēi cháng xùn sù, zhì zuò le hěn duō yōu xiù de zuò pǐn.
    In recent years, China's film and television industry has developed very rapidly and produced many excellent works.
  • 影视界，，。
    Yào xiǎng zài yǐng shì jiè qǔ dé chéng gōng, bù jǐn xū yào cái huá, ér qiě xū yào yùn qì.
    To succeed in the film and television industry, you need not only talent but also luck.

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.

影视film and television
影yǐngfilm视shìtelevision
联合Side by side
界jièindustry

影视 combines 影 (film) and 视 (television), and 界 is the industry or circle, so it means film and TV circles.

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
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.

Open 影 →

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.

Open 视 →

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
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè界jiè
Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Open 界 →

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