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yǐng

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Definitions

  1. 1. picture
  2. 2. image
  3. 3. film
  4. 4. movie
  5. 5. photograph
  6. 6. reflection
  7. 7. shadow
  8. 8. trace

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 影

终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

婚纱摄影
hūn shā shè yǐng

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

顾影自怜
gù yǐng zì lián

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

影踪
yǐng zōng

trace

踪影
zōng yǐng

trace

报道摄影师
bào dào shè yǐng shī

photojournalist

血管摄影
xuè guǎn shè yǐng

angiography

手影
shǒu yǐng

hand shadow drama

影印本
yǐng yìn běn

a photocopy

倒影
dào yǐng

inverted image

捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng

lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations

影像会议
yǐng xiàng huì yì

video conference

影剧
yǐng jù

film and theater

环境影响评估
huán jìng yǐng xiǎng píng gū

environmental impact assessment EIA

影子内阁
yǐng zi nèi gé

shadow cabinet

面影
miàn yǐng

face (esp. remembered)

投影几何学
tóu yǐng jǐ hé xué

projective geometry

射影变换
shè yǐng biàn huàn

a projective transformation

浮光掠影
fú guāng lüe4 yǐng

flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)

暗香疏影
àn xiāng shū yǐng

(poetic depiction of plum blossom)

有阴影
yǒu yīn yǐng

shadowy

延时摄影
yán shí shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

投影机
tóu yǐng jī

projector

影本
yǐng běn

copy (of a document)

拍电影
pāi diàn yǐng

to make a movie

影星
yǐng xīng

film star

影业
yǐng yè

film industry

宽影片
kuān yǐng piàn

wide-screen movie

影碟
yǐng dié

DVD

形影不离
xíng yǐng bù lí

inseparable (as form and shadow)

梦幻泡影
mèng huàn pào yǐng

illusion (Buddhism)

阴影
yīn yǐng

(lit. and fig.) shadow

孑影孤单
jié yǐng gū dān

to be all alone by oneself

身影
shēn yǐng

silhouette

摄影
shè yǐng

to take a photograph

龛影
kān yǐng

niche as shown in an X-Ray (medicine)

潭影
tán yǐng

reflection in a deep pond

定时摄影
dìng shí shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

宽银幕电影
kuān yín mù diàn yǐng

wide-screen movie

乳房摄影
rǔ fáng shè yǐng

mammography

从影
cóng yǐng

to make movies

电影剧本
diàn yǐng jù běn

screenplay

后影
hòu yǐng

rear view

影帝
yǐng dì

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

影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì

influence

电影导演
diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn

film director

摄影记者
shè yǐng jì zhě

photojournalist

俯瞰摄影
fǔ kàn shè yǐng

crane shot

本影
běn yǐng

umbra

电影界
diàn yǐng jiè

moviedom

摄影棚
shè yǐng péng

film studio

影迷
yǐng mí

film enthusiast

电影奖
diàn yǐng jiǎng

film award

北京电影学院
běi jīng diàn yǐng xué yuàn

Beijing Film Academy

不见一点踪影
bù jiàn yī diǎn zōng yǐng

no trace to be seen

影子
yǐng zi

shadow

动态影像
dòng tài yǐng xiàng

video

光影
guāng yǐng

light and shadow

电影制作
diàn yǐng zhì zuò

filmmaking

影壁
yǐng bì

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

投影中心
tóu yǐng zhōng xīn

center of projection

射影几何
shè yǐng jǐ hé

projective geometry

射影
shè yǐng

projection (geometry)

火影忍者
huǒ yǐng rěn zhě

Naruto, manga and anime series

巨大影响
jù dà yǐng xiǎng

huge influence

形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí

lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)

间隔摄影
jiàn gé shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

光影效
guāng yǐng xiào

lighting effect

自动射线摄影
zì dòng shè xiàn shè yǐng

autoradiography

影集
yǐng jí

photo album

录影
lù yǐng

to videotape

含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng

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

电影
diàn yǐng

movie; film

恶劣影响
è liè yǐng xiǎng

evil influence

影碟机
yǐng dié jī

DVD player

血管造影
xuè guǎn zào yǐng

angiography

潜影
qián yǐng

to hide

影音
yǐng yīn

recorded media (CD and DVD)

心影儿
xīn yǐng ér

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

影响
yǐng xiǎng

influence

投影面
tóu yǐng miàn

plane of projection (in perspective drawing)

重影
chóng yǐng

overlapping images

魔影
mó yǐng

(fig.) specter

孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng

lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company

电影节
diàn yǐng jié

film festival

投影线
tóu yǐng xiàn

line of project

古墓丽影
gǔ mù lì yǐng

Tomb Raider (computer game)

无影无踪
wú yǐng wú zōng

to disappear without trace (idiom)

化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

投影几何
tóu yǐng jǐ hé

projective geometry

影射小说
yǐng shè xiǎo shuō

roman à clef

科幻电影
kē huàn diàn yǐng

science fiction movie

影坛
yǐng tán

moviedom

合影
hé yǐng

to take a joint photo

摄影机
shè yǐng jī

camera

广泛影响
guǎng fàn yǐng xiǎng

wide ranging influence

录影机
lù yǐng jī

camcorder

环境影响
huán jìng yǐng xiǎng

environmental impact

没影
méi yǐng

to vanish

未受影响
wèi shòu yǐng xiǎng

unaffected

投影仪
tóu yǐng yí

projector

影片
yǐng piàn

a copy of a film

派拉蒙影业
pài lā méng yǐng yè

Paramount Pictures (US movie company)

电影演员
diàn yǐng yǎn yuán

movie actor

影像
yǐng xiàng

image

刀光血影
dāo guāng xuè yǐng

massacre

影印
yǐng yìn

photographic reproduction

黑影
hēi yǐng

shadow

影院
yǐng yuàn

cinema; movie theater

暗影
àn yǐng

shadow; umbra

幻影
huàn yǐng

phantom

来无影,去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng

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

摄影师
shè yǐng shī

photographer

慢速摄影
màn sù shè yǐng

slow shutter speed photography

泡影
pào yǐng

lit. froth and shadows

侧影
cè yǐng

profile

眼影
yǎn yǐng

eye shadow (cosmetics)

摄影家
shè yǐng jiā

photographer

投影
tóu yǐng

to project

影像处理
yǐng xiàng chǔ lǐ

image processing

电影院
diàn yǐng yuàn

cinema; movie theater

剪影
jiǎn yǐng

paper-cut silhouette

缩时摄影
suō shí shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

影射
yǐng shè

to refer obliquely to

邪典电影
xié diǎn diàn yǐng

cult film

立体电影院
lì tǐ diàn yǐng yuàn

stereoscopic cinema

中子射线摄影
zhōng zǐ shè xiàn shè yǐng

neutron radiography

全影
quán yǐng

total shadow

皮影戏
pí yǐng xì

shadow play

有影响
yǒu yǐng xiǎng

influential

斜投影
xié tóu yǐng

oblique projection

背影
bèi yǐng

rear view

望风捕影
wàng fēng bǔ yǐng

see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng]

电影票
diàn yǐng piào

cinema ticket

微速摄影
wēi sù shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

影评
yǐng píng

film review

形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào

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

魅影
mèi yǐng

phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)

一去无影踪
yī qù wú yǐng zōng

gone without a trace

缩影
suō yǐng

miniature version of sth

影视
yǐng shì

movies and television

影响层面
yǐng xiǎng céng miàn

impact; effect

影剧院
yǐng jù yuàn

cinema

摄影术
shè yǐng shù

photography

背影杀手
bèi yǐng shā shǒu

(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind

杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng

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

旷时摄影
kuàng shí shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

显影剂
xiǎn yǐng jì

developer (photographic processing)

观影
guān yǐng

to watch a movie

影响面
yǐng xiǎng miàn

reach of influence

影后
yǐng hòu

movie queen; best actress award winner

形单影只
xíng dān yǐng zhī

(idiom) lonely soul; solitary

正投影
zhèng tóu yǐng

orthogonal projection

投影图
tóu yǐng tú

perspective drawing

显影
xiǎn yǐng

(photographic processing) to develop

恐怖电影
kǒng bù diàn yǐng

horror movie

影像档
yǐng xiàng dàng

image file

影展
yǐng zhǎn

film festival

匿影藏形
nì yǐng cáng xíng

to hide from public view

俪影
lì yǐng

photo of a (married) couple

正电子照射断层摄影
zhèng diàn zǐ zhào shè duàn céng shè yǐng

positrion emission tomography (PET)

倩影
qiàn yǐng

beautiful image of a woman

留影
liú yǐng

to take a photo as a souvenir

歌剧院魅影
gē jù yuàn mèi yǐng

The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

交叉阴影线
jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn

hatched lines

立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng

lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)

电影制片
diàn yǐng zhì piàn

filmmaking

针孔摄影机
zhēn kǒng shè yǐng jī

pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)

定影
dìng yǐng

to fix a photographic image

如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng

as the shadow follows the body (idiom)

射影几何学
shè yǐng jǐ hé xué

projective geometry