片酬 (piàn chóu) — remuneration for acting in a film; movie star's… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Pay given to an actor for appearing in a film or TV show. Pairs naturally with 高, 谈, and often appears in the ∼ 的问题 / 超过 patterns as in the examples.

noun

remuneration for acting in a filmmovie star's fee

Examples

片酬。
Zhè wèi yǎn yuán de piàn chóu fēi cháng gāo.
This actor's film remuneration is very high.
片酬。
Tā hé jīng jì rén zài tán piàn chóu de wèn tí.
She and her agent are negotiating the fee issue.
片酬。
Nà bù diàn yǐng de piàn chóu chāo guò le wǔ qiān wàn yuán.
The film remuneration for that movie exceeded 50 million yuan.

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.

酬chóupayment

片 means film and 酬 means payment, giving payment for film work.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

酉州酬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒuliquor vessel; liquor

Sound part声符shēngfú

州

州zhōu酬chóu

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 酉 part shows a liquor vessel, matching meanings about offering or drinking liquor. The 州 part gives the sound.

Appears in

Film & Theater Money & Currency

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