Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 影

picture
image
film
movie
photograph
reflection
shadow
trace

trace
sign

film industry

(radiography) the shadow of a peptic ulcer in a barium-swallow X-ray

to hide
latent image (in photography)

beautiful image of a woman

film star

profile
silhouette

inverted image
reversed image (e.g. upside down)

influence
effect
to influence
to affect (usually adversely)
to disturb
CL:股 (gǔ)

movies and television

film festival
photography exhibition

shadow
darkness
twilight

(photographic processing) to develop

face (esp. remembered)
mental image of sb

rear view
figure seen from behind
view of the back (of a person or object)

silhouette
figure

phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)

movie queen; best actress award winner

phantom
mirage

light and shadow
sunlight and shade

the shadow of a human figure
a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)

variant of 影像 (yǐngxiàng)

to take a joint photo
group photo

to take a photograph
photography
to shoot (a movie)

(male) superstar of the silver screen; best actor award winner

to make movies
to be a movie actor (or actress)

to project
a projection

shadow

shadow; umbra

to vanish
to be nowhere to be found
unfounded (story)

paper-cut silhouette
outline
sketch

shadow
reflection
(fig.) hint
indication
influence
CL:個／个 (gè)

photo album
CL:本 (běn)
(TV) series

to fix a photographic image

trace
vestige
presence

(lit. and fig.) shadow

film and theater
screen and stage

umbra

recorded media (CD and DVD)
sound and movies

image

to refer obliquely to
to insinuate
innuendo

to take a photo as a souvenir
a souvenir photo

to watch a movie

rear view
figure seen from behind
view of the back (of a person or object)

photo of a (married) couple

(fig.) specter

copy (of a document)
book with model calligraphy for copying

a copy of a film
film; motion picture; movie
CL:部 (bù)

photographic reproduction
photocopying
photo-offset

miniature version of sth
microcosm
epitome
(Tw) to microfilm

total shadow
umbra

film enthusiast
movie fan
CL:個／个 (gè)

reflection in a deep pond

DVD
CL:片 (piàn),張／张 (zhāng)

hand shadow drama

(lit.) froth and shadows
(fig.) illusion; mirage

movie; film
CL:部 (bù),片 (piàn),幕 (mù),場／场 (chǎng)

cinema; movie theater

(geometry) projection
(Chinese mythology) creature that spits sand to make people ill

moviedom
the world of movies
film circles

film review

to videotape
to videorecord

eye shadow (cosmetics)

spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture)

overlapping images
double exposure of photo (e.g. due to fault or motion of camera)
double vision

developer (photographic processing)
contrast medium (medical imaging)

photography

film festival
CL:屆／届 (jiè)

photographer; cinematographer; cameraman

a photocopy

zhèngtóuyǐng

orthogonal projection

slide used in a presentation (Tw)

projector

line of project
projection line

yǐngxiàngdàng

image file

diànyǐngyuàn

cinema; movie theater
CL:家 (jiā),座 (zuò)

erhua variant of 背影 (bèiyǐng)

plane of projection (in perspective drawing)

(old) camera
movie camera; cine camera

perspective drawing

projector

influence
impact

photocopier (Tw)

shadow play

cinema
movie theater

camcorder
video recorder
videocassette recorder (Tw)
CL:臺／台 (tái)

diànyǐngjiǎng

film award

film studio
television studio

shadowy

guāngyǐngxiào

lighting effect

(Taiwan usage) child in need of help (orphaned, abandoned, abused etc)

diànyǐngpiào

cinema ticket

videotape (Tw)
CL:盤／盘 (pán)

to make a movie

moviedom
the world of movies
film circles

kuānyǐngpiàn

wide-screen movie

yǐngxiǎngmiàn

reach of influence
affected area

photographer

yǒuyǐngxiǎng

influential

DVD player

oblique projection

diànyǐngyǎnyuán

movie actor
movie actress

shèyǐngbiànhuàn

a projective transformation

Huǒyǐng Rěnzhě

Naruto, manga and anime series

diànyǐngzhìzuò

filmmaking

hánshāshèyǐng

(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations

rúyǐngsuíxíng

as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
closely associated with each other
to follow relentlessly

wēisùshèyǐng

time-lapse photography

yánshíshèyǐng

time-lapse photography

tóuyǐngjǐhé

projective geometry
same as 射影幾何／射影几何

diànyǐngjùběn

screenplay

huàwéipàoyǐng

(idiom) to come to nothing

Gǔmù Lìyǐng

Tomb Raider (computer game)

tóuyǐngzhōngxīn

center of projection

jùdàyǐngxiǎng

huge influence

suōshíshèyǐng

time-lapse photography

kǒngbùdiànyǐng

horror movie

zhōngchéngpàoyǐng

(idiom) to come to nothing

wúyǐngwúzōng

to disappear without trace (idiom)

xiédiǎndiànyǐng

cult film

yǐngshèxiǎoshuō

roman à clef

bǔfēngzhuōyǐng

lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
to act on hearsay evidence

wèishòuyǐngxiǎng

unaffected
not inconvenienced

xuèguǎnshèyǐng

angiography

nìyǐngcángxíng

to hide from public view
to conceal one's identity
to lay low

kuàngshíshèyǐng

time-lapse photography

xíngyǐngxiāngsuí

lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
fig. inseparable

dāoguāngjiànyǐng

lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
fig. intense conflict

fúguānglüèyǐng

flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
blurred scenery
cursory
superficial

wàngfēngbǔyǐng

see 捕風捉影／捕风捉影 (bǔfēngzhuōyǐng)

guǎngfànyǐngxiǎng

wide ranging influence

mènghuànpàoyǐng

(Buddhism) illusion
pipe dream

bèiyǐngshāshǒu

(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face
abbr. to 背殺／背杀 (bèishā)

kēhuàndiànyǐng

science fiction movie

diànyǐngzhìpiàn

filmmaking

yǐngxiànghuìyì

video conference

dìngshíshèyǐng

time-lapse photography

shèyǐngjìzhě

photojournalist

shadow cabinet

diànyǐngdǎoyǎn

film director

gùyǐngzìlián

lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
fig. alone and dejected

bēigōngshéyǐng

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
overly fearful

gūshēnzhīyǐng

lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
to be all alone (idiom)

hūnshāshèyǐng

wedding photos (done in studio, kit and caboodle taken care of by the studio)

xíngyǐngxiāngdiào

with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
extremely sad and lonely

dòngtàiyǐngxiàng

video

èlièyǐngxiǎng

evil influence

mànsùshèyǐng

slow shutter speed photography

jiàngéshèyǐng

time-lapse photography

jiéyǐnggūdān

to be all alone by oneself

shèyǐngjǐhé

projective geometry

xíngyǐngbùlí

inseparable (as form and shadow)

huánjìngyǐngxiǎng

environmental impact

lìgānjiànyǐng

lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
fig. to get instant results

xuèguǎnzàoyǐng

angiography

ànxiāngshūyǐng

(poetic depiction of plum blossom)

rǔfángshèyǐng

mammography

dāoguāngxuèyǐng

massacre

yǐngxiàngchǔlǐ

image processing

xíngdān-yǐngzhī

(idiom) lonely soul; solitary

fǔkànshèyǐng

crane shot
boom shot (photography)

yǐngxiǎngcéngmiàn

impact; effect

zhēnkǒngshèyǐngjī

针孔摄影机

[針孔攝影機]

pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)

shèyǐngjǐhéxué

射影几何学

[射影幾何學]

projective geometry

lìtǐdiànyǐngyuàn

立体电影院

[立體電影院]

stereoscopic cinema
3D cinema

jiāochāyīnyǐngxiàn

交叉阴影线

[交叉陰影線]

hatched lines
cross-hatched graphic pattern

Pàilāméng Yǐngyè

派拉蒙影业

[派拉蒙影業]

Paramount Pictures (US movie company)

Gējùyuàn Mèiyǐng

歌剧院魅影

[歌劇院魅影]

The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

tóuyǐngjǐhéxué

投影几何学

[投影幾何學]

projective geometry
same as 射影幾何學／射影几何学

bàodàoshèyǐngshī

报道摄影师

[報道攝影師]

photojournalist

kuānyínmùdiànyǐng

宽银幕电影

[寬銀幕電影]

wide-screen movie

yīqùwúyǐngzōng

一去无影踪

[一去無影蹤]

gone without a trace

Běijīng Diànyǐng Xuéyuàn

北京电影学院

[北京電影學院]

Beijing Film Academy

zìdòngshèxiànshèyǐng

自动射线摄影

[自動射線攝影]

autoradiography

huánjìngyǐngxiǎngpínggū

环境影响评估

[環境影響評估]

environmental impact assessment EIA
abbr. to 環評／环评

zhōngzǐshèxiànshèyǐng

中子射线摄影

[中子射線攝影]

neutron radiography

Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn

台北金马影展

[台北金馬影展]

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

bùjiànyīdiǎnzōngyǐng

不见一点踪影

[不見一點蹤影]

no trace to be seen

láiwúyǐng,qùwúzōng

来无影，去无踪

[來無影，去無蹤]

lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace

shēnzhèngbùpàyǐngzixié

身正不怕影子斜

[身正不怕影子斜]

lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (idiom)
fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing

zhèngdiànzǐzhàoshèduàncéngshèyǐng

正电子照射断层摄影

[正電子照射斷層攝影]

positrion emission tomography (PET)