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从影

Word · VerbTraditional從影

work in film; become an actor

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to work in the film industry; to take up acting as a profession

Usually refers to becoming a film actor or working in cinema production. Often implies the beginning of a career in film.

Tā他
cóng从
yǐng影
sān三
shí十
nián年
 ,
pāi拍
guò过
wǔ五
shí十
duō多
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
 。

He has worked in the film industry for thirty years and has acted in more than fifty films.

Tā她
shí十
bā八
suì岁
jiù就
jué决
dìng定
cóng从
yǐng影
 ,
hòu后
lái来
chéng成
le了
zhù著
míng名
yǐng影
xīng星
 。

She decided to go into acting at the age of eighteen and later became a famous movie star.

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Zhè这
wèi位
dǎo导
yǎn演
cóng从
yǐng影
yǐ以
lái来
huò获
jiǎng奖
wú无
shù数
 。

This director has won countless awards since entering the film industry.