Definition
片子 (piān zi) is a colloquial word for 'movie/film', more casual than the standard 电影 (diàn yǐng) and less formal/technical than 影片 (yǐng piàn). It can also mean an X-ray image or a phonograph record, senses that 电影 and 影片 do not share.
noun
(colloquial) moviefilm(medical) X-ray imagefilm (reel or phonograph record)
Easily confused
- 骗子piàn zisound-alikeswindler, cheat
Examples
- 片子？Nǐ zuìjìn kànguo shénme hǎokàn de piān zi ma?Have you seen any good movies recently?
- 片子，。Yīshēng ràng wǒ qù pāi gè piān zi, kànkan gǔtou yǒu méi yǒu wèntí.The doctor told me to get an X-ray to see if there's a problem with the bone.
- 片子，。Zhè zhāng lǎo piān zi hái néng fàng yīnyuè, zhēnshi xīyǒu.This old record can still play music — it's really rare.
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