Chinese word

上映

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng yìng

Meaning

  • verbbe released

Example

新片下个月在全国上映。xīn piàn xià gè yuè zài quán guó shàng yìng

The new film will be released nationwide next month.

Illustration for 上映 (be released)

More examples

新导演的短片将在国内多个影展上上映。xīn dáo yǎn de duǎn piàn jiāng zài guó nèi duō gè yíng zhǎn shàng shàng yìng

The new director's short film will be shown at several film festivals across the country.

Core concept

A screen work moves into a scheduled public showing that viewers can attend.

Common phrases

  • 正式上映zhèng shì shàng yìng

    be officially screened

  • 院线上映yuàn xiàn shàng yìng

    be screened in theaters

  • 全国上映quán guó shàng yìng

    be screened nationwide

Similar words

放映fàng yìng: Project a film or video on a screen so viewers can watch it.
播放bō fàng: Run recorded audio or video on a device or through the internet.
首映shǒu yìng: Present a film or other work to the public for the first time.
公映gōng yìng: Open a film to official public viewing, especially in cinemas.

Definition in Chinese

把电影或其他影像在特定时间和地点公开放映，使公众能够前来观看的动作或过程。bǎ diàn yǐng huò qí tā yǐng xiàng zài tè dìng shí jiān hé dì diǎn gōng kāi fàng yìng shǐ gōng zhòng néng gòu qián lái guān kàn de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

上映 (shàngyìng, "be released") combines 上 (shàng, "onto") + 映 (yìng, "project an image"), presenting a visual work as coming onto a screen for public viewing.

Usage tips

  • English release also applies to albums, books, and software, but this Chinese verb is normally limited to films and other screen works, so the subject provides an important clue.

Opposites

  • 下映xià yìngend its theatrical runverb
  • 撤档chè dàngcancel a releaseverb

Related words

  • 上映会shàng yìng huìfilm screeningnoun
  • 上映版shàng yìng bǎntheatrical versionnoun
  • 再上映zài shàng yìngscreen againverb

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