(yǐng) — (bound form) shadow, reflection; (bound form) image, picture; photography; (bound form) film, movie

Definition

影 is a bound form meaning 'shadow/reflection/film' — it never stands alone, only appears inside compounds like 电影 (movie), 影子 (shadow), or 倒影 (reflection).

bound form
(bound form) shadowreflection(bound form) imagepicturephotography(bound form) filmmovie

Examples

  • Wǒ men yì qǐ kàn diàn yǐng ba.
    Let's watch a movie together.
  • Tài yáng chū lái le, shù yǐng hěn duǎn.
    The sun came out, so the tree shadow is very short.
  • Hú miàn shàng yǒu shān de dào yǐng.
    There is a reflection of the mountain on the lake surface.

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