烂片

爛片

lànpiàn

noun

Measure Word

一部烂片 bù

Meanings

1 bad movie
2 flop

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这部电影太难看了，简直是烂片。

Zhè bù diànyǐng tài nánkàn le, jiǎnzhí shì lànpiàn.

This film was awful. It's a total dud.

HSK 6

剧本不好，演员再有名也是烂片。

Jùběn bù hǎo, yǎnyuán zài yǒumíng yě shì lànpiàn.

With a bad script, it's a bad movie however famous the actors are.

Tips

usage

烂 "rotten" plus a category is a productive pattern: 烂剧 a terrible TV series, 烂尾 to end badly or be left unfinished. Calling a film a 烂片 is blunter than saying it is 难看.

Stroke Order

烂 làn

片 piàn