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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

导演 [dǎoyǎn]
  1. 1. verb direct
  2. 2. noun director

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

导演 [dǎoyǎn]
  1. 1. direct (a film, play, etc.)
  2. 2. director; direction

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

导演 [dǎoyǎn]
  1. 1. 组织和指导舞台演出、电影或电视片的排演、拍摄等工作
    导演了多部影片
  2. 2. 担任导演工作的人。

Examples

导演让他试镜头。
The director gave him a screen test.
他是演员转行后才任导演的。
He gave up his acting to become a director.
这位导演的影片中有很多意味深长的长镜头。
There are many meaningful long scenes in this director's films.
他称得上是中国最具影响力的电影导演
He deserves the title of China's most influential film maker.
导演要的那种纯美的感觉你们完全没有表现出来。
You haven't shown entirely the pure and beautiful feeling that the director has asked for.
导演在这部悬疑电影的开头就埋下了伏线。
The director started laying down the suspense at the beginning of this thrilling movie.
这部戏是由一位从法国归来的导演执导的。
This play is directed by a director who has returned from France.
电影导演王家卫是本届戛纳电影节的评委会主席。
Wang Jiawei, a film maker, is the chairman of the committee of judges of this year's Cannes International Film Festival.
导演看完了全本,觉得这是一部值得拍的好戏。
The director read the whole play, and thought it worth shooting.
导演再次强调:演员表演时一定要入戏!
The director emphasized again that actors should concentrate on their performance.

Word Decomposition


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