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Film and television in Chinese

film and television · HSK 5

影视 yǐng shì

  1. 影 yǐng shadow
  2. 视 shì to look at

她在一家影视公司工作。 She works at a film and television company.

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How do you say film and television in Chinese?

Film and television in Chinese is 影视 (yǐng shì).

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