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celluloid in Chinese

celluloid in Chinese is 赛璐珞, 电影 — celluloid means an early type of flexible plastic once used to make photographic and movie film.

celluloid in Chinese

赛璐珞
noun
Pronounced: sài lù luò
Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
电影
noun
Pronounced: diàn yǐng
(figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.

What does "celluloid" mean?

  1. noun An early type of flexible plastic once used to make photographic and movie film.
    "The archive holds reels of fragile old celluloid film."
  2. noun Cinema or film as an art form (used figuratively).
    "The novel was eventually brought to celluloid decades later."
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celluloid in a sentence

  • The archive holds reels of fragile old celluloid film.
  • The novel was eventually brought to celluloid decades later.

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What is "celluloid" in Chinese?

"celluloid" in Chinese is 赛璐珞, 电影. celluloid means: An early type of flexible plastic once used to make photographic and movie film.

How do you pronounce 赛璐珞?

"celluloid" in Chinese is 赛璐珞, pronounced "sài lù luò".

How do you use "celluloid" in a sentence?

Example: "The archive holds reels of fragile old celluloid film." In Chinese, "celluloid" is 赛璐珞, 电影.

Are there other ways to say "celluloid" in Chinese?

Yes — Chinese has 2 translations listed for "celluloid": 赛璐珞, 电影.

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