片子 (piān zi) — (colloquial) movie, film; (medical) X-ray image; film (reel or phonograph record)

Definition

片子 is a casual, spoken word for 'movie' — shorter and more colloquial than 电影 or 影片 (both neutral/standard). It also refers to an X-ray image or an old-style phonograph record.

noun
(colloquial) moviefilm(medical) X-ray imagefilm (reel or phonograph record)
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Examples

  • 片子
    Nǐ zuì jìn kàn guò shén me hǎo kàn de piān zi ma?
    Have you seen any good movies recently?
  • 片子
    Yī shēng ràng wǒ qù pāi gè piān zi, kàn kàn gǔ tou yǒu méi yǒu wèn tí.
    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 yīn yuè, zhēn shì xī yǒu.
    This old record can still play music — it's really rare.

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