How to say “film and television” in Chinese

影视
yǐngshì

film and television

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Leisure and experiences”

“Film and television” in Chinese is 影视, yǐng shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

影视 is read yǐng shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yǐng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
shì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

影
yǐng — shadow
视
shì — look, view

On the right, 见 “see”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “影视”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “film and television” in Chinese?

“Film and television” in Chinese is 影视, pinyin yǐngshì.

What does 影视 mean?

影视 (yǐngshì) means “film and television”.

How do you write 影视?

影视 is 2 characters: 影 (yǐng) — shadow; 视 (shì) — look, view. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 影视?

影视 is read yǐngshì. Tones: yǐng — third tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“film and television” in the lesson “Movies and TV series”

This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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