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摄制 (shè zhì) — to produce (a film, television program, etc.)

Definition

A formal/written verb meaning 'to produce (a film or TV program)'. It refers to the whole production process (shooting, directing, editing), and is more common in industry or media writing than in casual speech.

verb
to produce (a film, television program, etc.)

Examples

  • 摄制。
    Zhè bù jì lù piàn shè zhì yú qù nián dōng tiān.
    This documentary was produced last winter.
  • 摄制。
    Tā men zhèng zài shè zhì yí bù guān yú xióng māo de duǎn piàn.
    They are currently producing a short film about pandas.
  • 摄制。
    Zhěng gè shè zhì tuán duì dōu fēi cháng zhuān yè.
    The entire production team is very professional.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

摄shèshoot
制zhìproduce

“摄” means shoot and “制” means produce, so together they mean making a film.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 攝; 摄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
聶
聶niè攝shè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 攝 combines 扌 (hand) with 聶 as a sound part; the simplified 摄 is a later shorthand.

Open 摄 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

Open 制 →
Appears in
Film & Theater

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