Chinese word

银幕

Pronunciation

Pinyinyín mù

Meaning

  • nounmovie screen

Example

观众在银幕前安静地等待。guān zhòng zài yín mù qián ān jìng dì děng dài

The audience waits quietly in front of the movie screen.

Illustration for 银幕 (movie screen)

More examples

那位新人演员终于走上银幕。nà wèi xīn rén yǎn yuán zhōng yú zǒu shàng yín mù

That new actor finally appeared on the big screen.

Core concept

A cinema's large image-receiving surface, designed to reflect projected light toward the audience.

Common phrases

  • 大银幕dà yín mù

    big screen

  • 走上银幕zǒu shàng yín mù

    appear on the big screen

  • 银幕上yín mù shàng

    on the screen

Similar words

投影幕tóu yǐng mù: A dedicated surface for displaying images from a projector.
屏幕píng mù: The front display surface of a device that presents images or words.
大银幕dà yín mù: A cinema's very large screen for displaying films.

Definition in Chinese

指用于电影院或放映场所供投影用的幕布，传统上指涂有反光材料以增强亮度的放映幕。zhǐ yòng yú diàn yǐng yuàn huò fàng yìng cháng suǒ gōng tóu yǐng yòng de mù bù chuán tǒng shàng zhǐ tú yǒu fǎn guāng cái liào yǐ zēng qiáng liàng dù de fàng yìng mù

Word origin

银 (yín, "silver") + 幕 (mù, "curtain") recalls the reflective coatings once used to make projected pictures brighter.

Usage tips

  • English has the established expression "the silver screen," so this Chinese word connects naturally with films, actors, and cinema culture.

Other meanings

  • projection screennoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 大银幕dà yín mùbig screennoun
  • 银幕明星yín mù míng xīngmovie starnoun

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