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HSK
movie; film / CL: , , , 場|场
HSK 1
cinema; movie theater / CL: ,
HSK 1
influence / effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL:
HSK 2
a copy of a film / film; motion picture; movie / (Tw) video; video clip / CL:
HSK 2
movies and television
HSK 3
shadow / reflection / (fig.) hint / indication / influence / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to take a photograph / photography / to shoot (a movie)
HSK 5
photographer; cinematographer; cameraman
HSK 5
(lit. and fig.) shadow
HSK 6
film star
HSK 6
film enthusiast / movie fan / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
image
HSK 7-9
phantom / mirage
HSK 7-9
silhouette / figure
HSK 7-9
to take a joint photo / group photo
HSK 7-9
inseparable (as form and shadow)
HSK 7-9
miniature version of sth / microcosm / epitome / (Tw) to microfilm
HSK 7-9
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picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace
film review
to project / a projection
eye shadow (cosmetics)
(idiom) to disappear without a trace
paper-cut silhouette / outline / sketch
rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
(male) superstar of the silver screen; best actor award winner
film industry
photographic reproduction / photocopying / photo-offset
overlapping images / double exposure of photo (e.g. due to fault or motion of camera) / double vision
cinema; movie theater
shadow; umbra
(photographic processing) to develop
light and shadow / sunlight and shade
film and theater / screen and stage
movie queen; best actress award winner
(Tw) audio and video; audiovisual
the shadow of a human figure / a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)
(fig.) specter
to fix a photographic image
to take a photo as a souvenir / a souvenir photo
beautiful image of a woman
(geometry) projection / see
lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other; inseparable; to follow relentlessly
photo album / CL: / (TV) series
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict
to videotape / to videorecord
lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results
profile / silhouette
(Tw) videotape; video cassette / CL: 盤|盘
inverted image / reversed image (e.g. upside down)
(lit.) froth and shadows / (fig.) illusion; mirage
moviedom / the world of movies / film circles
film festival / photography exhibition
flickering light and passing shadows (idiom) / blurred scenery / cursory / superficial
to refer obliquely to / to insinuate / innuendo
spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture)
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence
(idiom) lonely soul; solitary
trace / sign
(Buddhism) illusion / pipe dream
(idiom) to come to nothing
(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
to make movies / to be a movie actor (or actress)
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected
with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
camcorder / video recorder / videocassette recorder (Tw) / CL: 臺|台
(radiography) the shadow of a peptic ulcer in a barium-swallow X-ray
trace / vestige / presence
umbra
to hide from public view / to conceal one's identity / to lay low
to watch a movie
variant of 影像
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) / fig. inseparable
Naruto, manga and anime series
face (esp. remembered) / mental image of sb
impact factor (of an academic journal)
projector
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
Tomb Raider (computer game)
horror movie
home cinema; home theater
influential
science fiction movie
photo of a (married) couple
film festival / CL: 屆|届
wedding photos (done in studio, kit and caboodle taken care of by the studio)
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)
Beijing Film Academy
to make a movie
filmmaking
film director
photography
angiography
photographer
cinema / movie theater
orthogonal projection

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