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 diàn yǐng movie / film / CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
 mó membrane / film
 yǐng piàn film / movie / CL:部[bu4]
 pāi shè to film / to shoot (a picture)
 piān zi film / movie / film reel / phonograph record / X-ray image
 bó mó membrane / film / CL:層|层[ceng2]
 jiāo piàn (photographic) film
 jiāo juǎn film / roll of film
 pāi piàn to film / to make a film
 fēi lín (dialect) film (loanword) / roll of film
 báo céng thin layer / thin slice / film / lamina / lamella
 ruǎn piàn (photographic) film
 yǐng picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace
 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91
 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show
 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film
 duǎn piàn short film / video clip
 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 piàn cháng length (duration) of a film
 diàn yǐng jié film festival / CL:屆|届[jie4]
 dòng huà piàn animated film
 Kē dá Kodak (brand, US film company) / full name Eastman Kodak Company 伊士曼柯達公司|伊士曼柯达公司[Yi1 shi4 man4 Ke1 da2 Gong1 si1]
 yǐng mí film enthusiast / movie fan / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhí dǎo to direct (a film, play etc)
 Dí shì ní Disney (company name, surname) / Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer
 yǐng xīng film star
 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star
 ài qíng piàn romance film
 pèi jué supporting role (in play, film etc) / minor role / to play a secondary role (in business etc) / to play second fiddle
 piàn tóu opening titles (of movie) / leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
 yǐng tán moviedom / the world of movies / film circles
 yǐng zhǎn film festival / photography exhibition
 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director
广 Guǎng diàn Zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
 Fēng shén Bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
 shí jǐng real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation)
 yǐng píng film review
 gù shi piàn fictional film / feature film
 Jīn mǎ jiǎng Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
 zuì jiā yǐng piàn best movie (in film awards)
 Duàn bèi shān Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]
 diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn film director
 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film
 yǐng yè film industry
广 guǎng gào piàn advertising film / TV commercial
 Běi jīng Diàn yǐng Xué yuàn Beijing Film Academy
 gǎo xiào piàn comedy film / comedy / CL:部[bu4]
 bǎo xiān mó plastic wrap / preservative film / cling film
 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
 diàn yǐng jiè moviedom / the world of movies / film circles
 Shǎn líng The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)
 tiē mó protective or tinted film (for LCD screens, car windows etc) / facial mask (cosmetics)
 jiǎn jiē film-editing / montage / to cut or edit film
 shè yǐng péng film studio / television studio
 máo piàn pornographic film / rushes (of a movie) / (old) fur color
 bō yìng to broadcast a film / to televise
 Huò fū màn Hofmann or Hoffman (name) / August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist / Dustin Hoffman (1937-), US film actor
 cháng piàn feature-length film
 xì liè piàn film series
 sè qíng piàn pornographic film
 Fēng shén Yǎn yì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
 piān r sheet / thin film
 Zhōng guó Chuán méi Dà xué Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China
 Měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
 cǎi kuò to enlarge color photos / color film processing
 yǐng jù film and theater / screen and stage
 Wáng Yǐng Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
 jīn shī jiǎng Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
 kē jiào piàn science education film / popular science movie
 Kǔ Cài huā Bitter Cauliflower, 1954 socialist realist novel by Feng Deying 馮德英|冯德英[Feng2 De2 ying1] loosely based on Maxim Gorky's Mother, made into a 1967 film by Li Ang
 bǎo xiān zhǐ plastic wrap / cling wrap / cling film
 cǎi juǎn color film / abbr. for 彩色膠卷|彩色胶卷 / lottery ticket
 bà wáng bié jī The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]) / Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)
 Sī pí ěr bó gé Steven Spielberg (1946-), US film director
 Zhōu Rùn fā Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star
 Kūn tīng Quentin (name) / Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
 Lǐ Lián jié Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
 Lǐ An1 Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 / and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)
 yì shù piàn art film / art house film / CL:部[bu4]
 Gǒng Lì Gong Li (1965-), PRC female film star
 Zhāng Yì móu Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
 Zhào Wēi Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
 jiāo piàn pèi zhāng film badge
 wài guó diàn yǐng foreign film / foreign movie
 xǐ zhào piàn to develop film
 Zhāng Zhèn Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
 Zhōu Xīng chí Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wu2 li2 tou2] movies
 Rèn Dá huá Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer
 Yī shì màn Kē dá Gōng sī Eastman Kodak Company (US film company)
 Tái běi Jīn mǎ Yǐng zhǎn Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
 Jí bǔ lì Gōng zuò shì Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio
 Wú Tiān míng Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
 Wú Yǒng gāng Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director
广 Guó jiā Xīn wén Chū bǎn Guǎng diàn Zǒng jú State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) / abbr. to 廣電總局|广电总局[Guang3 dian4 Zong3 ju2]
·  Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star
·  Nicole Kidman (1967-), film actress
 Gōng qí Wú lǎng Miyazaki Gorō / (1967-), Japanese film director
 zhǎn píng to flatten out (paper, film, metal plates etc)
 Cuī Míng huì Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
广 Guǎng bō Diàn yǐng Diàn shì Zǒng jú State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT), PRC broadcast media censorship bureau / abbr. to 廣電|广电
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