silent film; silent movie
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silent film; silent movie
informalColloquial erhua (儿化) variant of 默片, commonly used in spoken Beijing Mandarin to refer to films produced before the widespread adoption of synchronized sound (pre-1930s cinema). The -r suffix adds a casual, conversational tone.
Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
hěn很
duō多
lǎo老
mò默
piàn片
r儿
。
My grandfather collected many old silent films.
Mò默
piàn片
r儿
shí时
dài代
，
yǎn演
yuán员
quán全
kào靠
zhī肢
tǐ体
dòng动
zuò作
lái来
biǎo表
qíng情
dá达
yì意
。
In the silent film era, actors relied entirely on physical movements to express emotions and meaning.
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Nǐ你
zài在
nǎr哪
néng儿
kàn能
dào看
zhè到
xiē这
mò些
piàn默
r片
儿
？
Where can you watch these silent movies?