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演职员 (yǎn zhí yuán) — cast and crew (of a film, play, TV show)

Definition

noun
cast and crew (of a film, play, TV show)

Examples

  • 演职员。
    Zhè bù yǐng piàn de yǎn zhí yuán zhèn róng fēi cháng qiáng dà.
    The cast and crew of this film are very strong.
  • 演职员。
    Dǎo yǎn zài piàn chǎng gǎn xiè le quán tǐ yǎn zhí yuán.
    The director thanked the entire cast and crew on set.
  • 演职员。
    Suǒ yǒu yǎn zhí yuán dōu cān jiā le shǒu yìng lǐ.
    All the cast and crew attended the premiere.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

演yǎnperforming
职员staff
职zhíduty员yuánmember
偏正Modifier + head

演 stands for performers, and 职员 for staff members, together covering cast and crew.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
寅
寅yín演yǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

演 pairs 氵 (water) with 寅, which gives the sound yín.

Open 演 →

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 職; 职 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí職zhí
Same sound today

The traditional form 職 pairs 耳 (ear) with 戠, which gives its sound; the simplified 职 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 职 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →
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