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HSK
movie; film / CL: , , 場|场
HSK 1
cinema; movie theater / CL: ,
HSK 1
a copy of a film / film; motion picture; movie / (Tw) video; video clip / CL:
HSK 2
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  *卷* | 卷* | *卷
to roll up / (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive / a roll / classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
HSK 4
good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
HSK 1
to take a photograph / photography / to shoot (a movie)
HSK 5
to screen (a movie) / to stage (a play) / a screening / a staging
HSK 6
film enthusiast / movie fan / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
HSK 4
optimum / optimal / peak / best (athlete, movie etc)
HSK 6
to screen; to show (a movie)
HSK 7-9
camera lens / camera shot (in a movie etc) / scene
HSK 4
screen (TV, computer or movie)
HSK 6
(of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise; (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie; (of a recording artist) to sign with a label
HSK 6
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安
dialogue (in a movie or a play)
HSK 7-9
to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)
HSK 7-9
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  *OS* | OS* | *OS
(in a soap opera or movie) voice-over that makes a character's unspoken thoughts audible to the audience
wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie
HSK 7-9
Tsui Hark (1951-), Chinese movie director and producer
movie camera
script (of a play, movie, or television program)
to shoot a movie
HSK 7-9
amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
Seven Samurai (movie)
Chucky, murderous villain of the 1988 US horror movie "Child's Play"
cartoons and comics / anime and manga / cartoon (animated movie) / anime
horror movie / CL:
cast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe
(old) camera / movie camera; cine camera
photo taken during a theatrical production / a still (from a movie)
horror movie
cinema / movie theater
movie screen
HSK 7-9
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)
film / movie / film reel / phonograph record / X-ray image
HSK 7-9
horror (movie) / thriller
to make a movie
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  *影* | 影* | *影
picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace
science fiction movie
suspense in a movie, play etc / concern for sb's welfare
HSK 7-9
The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)
to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning / to flash back / flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
highlight (of an event, movie etc)
screen adaptation (TV series or movie based on an online novel or video game etc)
to make movies / to be a movie actor (or actress)
an extra (in a movie) (abbr. for 臨時演員|临时演员)
to abridge (a text) / to edit out (of a movie) / to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
to play a major role in a creative endeavor (e.g. making a movie) / person who plays a key creative role (e.g. movie director)
to produce a film; to make a movie / assistant producer / (Tw) film producer
sex scene (in a movie etc)
subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
HSK 7-9
an extra (in a movie)
cinema; movie theater
action movie / CL:
to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music
RoboCop (movie)
disaster movie
film actor; movie actor; movie actress
dud movie
large-scale Chinese opera / Beijing opera / major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)
Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece) / House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋)
Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)
(of a play, movie etc) to begin
to stop screening a movie / to end the run of a movie
to sneak off; to slip away / (sports) to jump the gun; to make a false start / (fig.) to jump the gun; to start doing sth before it's allowed / (of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release
Mothra (Japanese モスラ Mosura), Japanese movie monster
the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening; performance
to take part in a performance; to appear in (a movie etc)
to check on sb at his workplace / to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors
trailer (for a movie)
(movie genre) espionage thriller (typically involving Chinese agents opposing the Japanese in the 1930s and 40s)
Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie / (fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth / unsolvable case
painted eggshell / Easter egg / (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc) / post-credits scene
premiere of a movie
trailer (for a movie)
movie title
to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc) / to start the bidding (auction) / to start a trading session (stock market)
silent movie
afterthought / reflection after an event / a review (of a movie etc)
merch; spin-off product (related to a pop-culture franchise such as a movie, game or band etc)
scene (in a movie etc) / one's part in a movie or play / (archaic) actor's payment
Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾
remuneration for playing a role in a movie or television drama
Avatar (movie)
to start showing a movie
music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode
movie contract
(of a movie) to start screening (Tw)
(music) theme; principal melody / (fig.) central theme; main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
second-run movie
Paramount Pictures (US movie company)
in the movie
to make a photographic reproduction of an image or document etc; a reproduction / to remake a movie or TV series; a remake / to adapt (a novel etc) as a movie; an adaptation
to reshow (a movie)
each new high point replaced by another / (of a movie etc) one climax after another
Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson
wide-screen movie

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