影视

yǐng shì

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. movies and television

Word relationships

Related words

3 items

• 电影 diàn yǐng 电影 diàn yǐng movie; film 影视 covers both movies and TV; 电影 specifically means movie/film: movie; film
• 电视剧 diàn shì jù 电视剧 diàn shì jù TV series 电视剧 means TV series, a major part of 影视: TV series
• 娱乐 yú lè 娱乐 yú lè to entertain 娱乐 means entertainment, the broader field to which 影视 belongs: to entertain

Usage notes

Collocations

影视 usually appears as a modifier: 影视作品 (film and TV works), 影视明星 (movie/TV star), 影视圈 (film and TV circles).

Formality

影视 is more formal than 电影电视; it is commonly used in industry terms like 影视公司 (film and TV company).

Child Words of 影视

• 影 影 yǐng: picture
• 视 视 shì: (bound form) to look at