影坛

影壇

yǐngtán

noun #38,680

Meanings

1 the film world
2 moviedom
3 film circles

Characters

altar; circle (community)

Examples

她是华语影坛的传奇人物。

Tā shì Huáyǔ yǐngtán de chuánqí rénwù.

She is a legendary figure in Chinese-language cinema.

这部电影震撼了整个影坛。

Zhè bù diànyǐng zhènhàn le zhěnggè yǐngtán.

This film shook the entire film world.

Tips

usage

Journalistic register, almost always paired with adjectives of scale or origin: 华语影坛 ('Chinese-language cinema'), 国际影坛 ('international cinema'). Built on the same -坛 suffix as 文坛 (literary world) and 乐坛 (music world).

Stroke Order

影 yǐng

坛 tán