影后

yǐnghòu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 best actress (winner of a top film award)
  2. 2 film queen

Examples

HSK 4
Tā èrshíwǔ suì jiù dāngshàng le yǐnghòu.
She won a best-actress award at just twenty-five.
HSK 5
Tā píng zhè bù diànyǐng shǒucì náxià le Jīnmǎjiǎng yǐnghòu.
With this film she won the Golden Horse award for best actress for the first time.

Tips

usage
An 影后 is a woman who has won a major best-actress award, and the press keeps the title for her for life. Her male counterpart is the 影帝, and the singing equivalent is 歌后. The award usually comes first: 奥斯卡 影后, 金马奖 影后.

Stroke Order

影 yǐng
后 hòu