Chinese word

短片

Pronunciation

Pinyinduǎn piàn

Meaning

  • nounshort video

Example

短片在手机上很受欢迎。duǎn piàn zài shǒu jī shàng hěn shòu huān yíng

Short videos are very popular on mobile phones.

Illustration for 短片 (short video)

More examples

他在课堂上播放了一个短片，引起了讨论。tā zài kè táng shàng bō fàng le yí gè duǎn piàn yín qǐ le tǎo lùn

He played a short video in class, which sparked discussion.

Core concept

A brief piece of moving-image work designed to stand on its own, from a phone-screen production to a small cinema work.

Common phrases

  • 观看短片guān kàn duǎn piàn

    watch short videos

  • 制作短片zhì zuò duǎn piàn

    produce short videos

  • 分享短片fēn xiǎng duǎn piàn

    share short videos

  • 上传短片shàng chuán duǎn piàn

    upload short videos

Similar words

视频shì pín: Visual content made available online, including streamed or shared video.
短视频duǎn shì pín: A brief video widely shared through social media or mobile apps.
片段piàn duàn: A short piece taken from a longer film, program, or recording.

Definition in Chinese

以较短时长呈现、能独立表达完整观点或情节的影片，可指网络短视频，也可指完成制作的短篇电影或短片作品。yǐ jiào duǎn shí cháng chéng xiàn néng dú lì biǎo dá wán zhěng guān diǎn huò qíng jié de yǐng piàn kě zhǐ wǎng luò duǎn shì pín yě kě zhǐ wán chéng zhì zuò de duǎn piān diàn yǐng huò duǎn piàn zuò pǐn

Word origin

The compound joins 短 (duǎn, "short") with 片 (piàn, "film; piece"), linking limited length with the idea of an identifiable visual work.

Usage tips

  • The surrounding setting often supplies the precise sense: a phone or social-media setting points to casual viewing, while a festival or cinema setting points to a formally made work.

Other meanings

  • short filmnoun

Opposites

  • 长片cháng piànfeature-length filmnoun

Related words

  • 短片集duǎn piàn jícollection of short filmsnoun
  • 短片制作duǎn piàn zhì zuòshort-film productionnoun

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