影迷

• Pinyin: yǐng mí
• Hanzi breakdown: 影 = 日 (sun) + 京 + 彡, meaning shadow/movie; 迷 = 辶 (movement) + 米 (rice), meaning to be obsessed

Meaning

Movie fan; film enthusiast. A person who loves watching movies and is passionate about cinema.

Part of a series of 'fan' words using 迷 (obsessed): 球迷 (sports fan), 歌迷 (music fan), 书迷 (bookworm). Common phrases: 资深影迷 (hardcore film buff), 影迷见面会 (fan meeting). Often implies more than casual movie-watching.

Examples

1. 作为资深影迷，他收藏了上千张电影海报和DVD。 As a hardcore film buff, he has collected over a thousand movie posters and DVDs.
2. 影迷们连夜排队，就为了抢到首映场的电影票。 Movie fans lined up overnight just to grab tickets for the premiere.
3. 这位导演在年轻影迷中有着极高的人气。 This director is extremely popular among young film fans.

Usage Guide

Context: entertainment, social

Tone: casual

Do Say

• 他是个超级影迷。(He's a huge movie fan.)
• 影迷们都在期待续集。(Fans are all looking forward to the sequel.)

Don't Say

• 我是电视影迷 — 电视节目爱好者叫'剧迷'，影迷专指电影

Origin & History

Compound of 影 (shadow, movie) + 迷 (obsessed, fan). 影 here is short for 电影 (movie), combined with 迷 meaning an enthusiast or fanatic.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal