dòng huà piān
cartoon
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我喜欢看动画片。
wǒ xǐhuān kàn dònghuàpiàn.
I like watching cartoons.
动画片里的故事很有趣。
dònghuàpiàn lǐ de gùshì hěn yǒuqù.
The stories in the cartoons are very interesting.
动画片可以让人放松。
dònghuàpiàn kěyǐ ràng rén fàngsōng.
Cartoons can relax people.
卡通片 (kǎtòngpiàn)
cartoon
动漫 (dòngmàn)
anime
真人电影 (zhēnrén diànyǐng)
live-action movie
电视剧 (diànshìjù)
TV series
The Chinese word 动画片 (dònghuàpiàn) for "cartoon" is a compound of two characters: 动画 (dònghuà) and 片 (piàn). The character 动画 is a combination of the characters 动 (dòng), meaning "to move", and 画 (huà), meaning "picture". Together, they mean "moving picture" or "animation". The character 片 (piàn) means "slice" or "segment". In this context, it refers to a single episode or installment of a cartoon series. So, the word 动画片 literally means "moving picture segment" or "cartoon".
