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胶片

jiāo piàn · jiao pian

Traditional 膠片

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (photographic) film
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A film camera

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)拍(pāi)什么(shénme)？这个(zhège)相机(xiàngjī)很(hěn)旧(jiù)。

    What are you shooting? This camera is very old.

  2. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)胶片(jiāopiàn)相机(xiàngjī)，用(yòng)胶片(jiāopiàn)，不用(bùyòng)手机(shǒujī)。

    This is a film camera. It uses film, not a phone.

  3. Liangliang

    一卷(yījuǎn)胶片(jiāopiàn)能(néng)拍(pāi)几张(jǐzhāng)？

    How many pictures can one roll of film take?

  4. Dengdeng

    三十六张(sānshíliùzhāng)，拍完(pāiwán)要(yào)送去(sòngqù)洗(xǐ)。

    Thirty-six. After shooting, you send it to be developed.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)拍(pāi)了(le)几张(jǐzhāng)？

    Then how many did you take today?

  6. Dengdeng

    一张(yīzhāng)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)。

    One. It is my finger.

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一(yì)卷(juǎn)彩(cǎi)色(sè)胶(jiāo)片(piàn)。

One roll of color film, please.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)相(xiàng)机(jī)里(lǐ)没(méi)有(yǒu)胶(jiāo)片(piàn)。

There isn't any film in this camera.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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