纪录片 (jì lù piàn) — documentary (film or TV program) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

纪录片 (jìlùpiàn) is a film or TV program about real events or facts — a 'documentary.' 纪实 emphasizes the act of recording real events, used more in writing.

noun

documentary (film or TV program)

Measure word · 部

Examples

纪录片。
Zuó tiān wǒ kàn le yí bù guān yú zì rán de jì lù piàn.
Yesterday I watched a documentary about nature.
纪录片。
Zhè bù jì lù piàn cǎi fǎng le hěn duō kē xué jiā.
This documentary interviewed many scientists.
纪录片。
Tā xiǎng pāi yí bù guān yú huán jìng bǎo hù de jì lù piàn.
He wants to make a documentary about environmental protection.

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.

纪录record

纪jìrecord录lùrecord

联合Coordinate

纪录 means record, and 片 is a film, so it is a recorded 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 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

己

己jǐ紀jì

Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

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 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

金彔錄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

彔

彔lù錄lù

Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5 Film & Theater

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