片子
piān zi
Pinyin

Definition

片子
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piān zi
  1. film
  2. movie
  3. film reel
  4. phonograph record
  5. X-ray image
片子
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piàn zi
  1. thin flake
  2. small piece

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
图片
tú piàn
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 photograph
  4. 4 CL:張|张[zhāng]
大片
dà piàn
  1. 1 wide expanse
  2. 2 large area
  3. 3 vast stretch
  4. 4 extending widely
  5. 5 blockbuster movie
女子
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child
房子
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
照片
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
片
piān
  1. 1 disk
  2. 2 sheet
狮子
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
男子
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
老子
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
肚子
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
脑子
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
辈子
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Sample Sentences

说是这么说，但开始工作以后，就没有办法像以前一样把每部入围的片子都看过一遍，像今年，只看了呼声比较高的几部，有时都不好意思说自己是影痴了。
shuō shì zhèmeshuō ，dàn kāishǐ gōngzuò yǐhòu ，jiù méiyǒu bànfǎ xiàng yǐqián yīyàng bǎ měi bù rùwéi de piānzi dōu kàn guò yī biàn ，xiàng jīnnián ，zhī kàn le hūshēng bǐjiào gāo de jǐ bù ，yǒushí dōu bùhǎoyìsi shuō zìjǐ shì yǐngchī le 。
Although you say that, after starting work, I haven't been able to watch every single nominated film like before. Like this year, I only saw the films that had the most hype around them. Sometimes I feel unworthy to call myself a film nerd.
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你当然是！我身边也只有你能跟我聊电影了，正想跟你说，我觉得今年最佳影片非"爱乐之城"莫属，它实在是一部非常讨喜的片子。
nǐ dāngrán shì ！wǒ shēnbiān yě zhǐyǒu nǐ néng gēn wǒ liáo diànyǐng le ，zhèng xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō ，wǒ juéde jīnnián zuìjiā yǐngpiàn fēi "àilèzhīchéng "mòshǔ ，tā really shì yī bù fēicháng tǎoxǐ de piānzi 。
Of course you are! You're the only one I know that I can talk about films with. I wanted to tell you just now, I think this year's Best Picture "La La Land" is really deserving. It's a really likeable film.
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虽然不是年度最佳演出，但是片子太强，拿奖合情合理。
suīrán bùshì niándù zuìjiā yǎnchū ，dànshì piānzi tài qiáng ，ná jiǎng héqínghélǐ 。
Although it's not the best performance of the year, the film is really good, so it's reasonable for her to get the award.
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片子是今年初杀青的，对吧？紧接着你又到香港接了另一出戏，开始空中飞人的生活是吧？
piānzi shì jīnniánchū shāqīng de ，duìba ？jǐnjiē zhe nǐ yòu dào Xiānggǎng jiē le lìngyī chū xì ，kāishǐ kōngzhōng fēirén de shēnghuó shì ba ？
The finishing touches were made to the film at the start of this year, yes? Then you went straight to Hong Kong to take on another film, embarking on a life as a trapeze artist, no?
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暂时还没有。想在寝室看片子。
zànshí hái méiyǒu 。xiǎng zài qǐnshì kàn piānzi 。
At the moment, I don't have any. I want to watch a movie in the dormitory.
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你先去拍个X光。半小时以后拿片子过来。
nǐ xiān qù pāi gè X guāng 。bàn xiǎoshí yǐhòu ná piānzi guòlai 。
Go get an x-ray first. After half an hour, bring back the x-ray.
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医生，这是我的片子。
yīshēng ，zhè shì wǒ de piānzi 。
Doctor, here's my x-ray.
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不玩了不玩了。我看片子。
bù wán le bù wán le 。wǒ kàn piānzi 。
No, I won't play them. I'm going to watch a movie.
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你喜欢看什么片子？
nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme piānzi ？
What kind of movies do you like to watch?
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片子
piānzi
movie (piānzi)
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