僵尸片

殭屍片

jiāngshīpiàn

noun

Measure Word

一部僵尸片 bù

Meanings

1 zombie movie
2 undead/jiangshi horror film

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

林正英是僵尸片的代表人物。

Lín Zhèngyīng shì jiāngshīpiàn de dàibiǎo rénwù.

Lam Ching-ying is the defining figure of jiangshi films.

HSK 6

这部僵尸片吓得我睡不着觉。

Zhè bù jiāngshīpiàn xià de wǒ shuì bù zháo jiào.

This zombie movie scared me so much I couldn't sleep.

HSK 7-9

我最爱看香港僵尸片。

Wǒ zuì ài kàn Xiānggǎng jiāngshīpiàn.

I love Hong Kong zombie movies most.

Tips

culture

Chinese 僵尸 are hopping reanimated corpses in Qing-era robes, subdued by Taoist priests with yellow paper talismans. The 1980s Hong Kong genre (e.g. 僵尸先生, 1985) defined the archetype; Western-style 丧尸片 is a separate subgenre.

Stroke Order

僵 jiāng

尸 shī

片 piàn