片子
piān zi
Pinyin

Definition

片子
 - 
piān zi
  1. film
  2. movie
  3. film reel
  4. phonograph record
  5. X-ray image
片子
 - 
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 classifier: 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
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children

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

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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