大片

• Pinyin: dà piàn
• Hanzi breakdown: 大 = big; 片 = piece, slice, film

Meaning

Blockbuster (film); large area; expanse. A noun with two main meanings: a major film production or a vast stretch of something.

In entertainment contexts, refers to high-budget, spectacular movies (especially Hollywood blockbusters). In descriptive contexts, refers to extensive areas of land, sky, or any spread-out phenomenon.

Examples

1. 这部好莱坞大片在国内票房突破了二十亿。 This Hollywood blockbuster broke two billion in box office sales domestically.
2. 窗外是大片大片的油菜花田，金黄一片，美极了。 Outside the window were vast fields of rapeseed flowers, a sea of gold — absolutely beautiful.
3. 天空中飘来大片乌云，看来要下雨了。 Large patches of dark clouds drifted across the sky — looks like it's going to rain.

Usage Guide

Context: entertainment, description

Tone: descriptive

Do Say

• 这部大片特效做得很棒。(The special effects in this blockbuster are amazing.)
• 大片森林被砍伐了。(Large swaths of forest were cut down.)

Don't Say

• 这是一部大片纪录片 (大片 already implies it's a major production — adding 纪录片 is awkward; say 大型纪录片 instead)

Origin & History

Compound of 大 (big) + 片 (piece, film). In film context, 片 means movie; in descriptive context, it means expanse.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal