纪录片 jìlùpiàn newsreel
newsreel; documentary (film or TV program)
How to remember 纪录片: 纪 discipline + 录 to record + 片 slice = newsreel.
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How it is used
- A documentary (film or TV program) - 拍纪录片 (pāi jìlùpiàn) shoot a documentary; measure word 部.
- The genre of factual film. 片 = film/movie. Contrast 电影 (a feature film): 纪录片 is specifically non-fiction documentary.