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监制 (jiān zhì) — to executive produce (a film or TV show); to oversee the manufacturing of (a product)

Definition

A film/TV industry term meaning 'executive produce' — taking overall responsibility for a production, broader than 导演 (who directs) and 制片 (who handles logistics). For products, it means to oversee the whole manufacturing process.

verb
to executive produce (a film or TV show)to oversee the manufacturing of (a product)

Examples

  • 监制。
    Tā jiān zhì le yí bù hěn chéng gōng de diàn yǐng.
    He executive produced a very successful movie.
  • 监制。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jiān zhì suǒ yǒu chǎn pǐn de shēng chǎn guò chéng.
    This company supervises the production process of all their products.
  • 监制。
    Tā fù zé jiān zhì zhè ge diàn shì jié mù.
    He is responsible for executive producing this TV program.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

监jiānsupervise
制zhìmake

监 means supervise and 制 means make, so to supervise making.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 監; 监 is its simplified writing.

  • 臥臥wòa person with an emphasized eye
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The traditional form 監 shows 臥, a person with an emphasized eye, looking into 皿, a container; the simplified 监 is a later shorthand.

Open 监 →

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 →
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