HSK 5 · Media

字幕 zìmù “caption” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 字幕 means

  1. caption
  2. subtitle
  3. subtitles
  4. captions (of a movie etc)

How to say 字幕

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale字zì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale幕mù4th tone, falling

字幕 in a sentence

  1. 我看中国电影的时候喜欢开中文字幕。

    Wǒ kàn Zhōngguó diànyǐng de shíhou xǐhuan kāi Zhōngwén zìmù.

    When I watch Chinese films, I like to turn on the Chinese subtitles.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这部电影没有英文字幕。

    Zhè bù diànyǐng méiyǒu Yīngwén zìmù.

    This film has no English subtitles.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 字幕 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 字 (zì) with each of its parts in a different colour
字zìletter
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 子child · zǐ

Memory aidA child 子 under a roof 宀, learning to write: a written character.

The character 幕 (mù) with each of its parts in a different colour
幕mùcurtain or screen
  • 莫cannot · mòSound part
  • 巾napkin · jīnMeaning part

巾 hints at the meaning (napkin); 莫 (mò) hints at the sound. Compare it with mù.

How to write 字幕

字 6 strokes · 幕 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

字幕 (zìmù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 字幕 (zìmù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 字幕

Words with 字

字zì · character名字míngzi · name汉字hànzì · Chinese character字典zìdiǎn · dictionary (of characters)数字shùzì · numeral文字wénzì · writing字母zìmǔ · letter (of the alphabet)赤字chìzì · deficit繁体字fántǐzì · traditional Chinese character简体字jiǎntǐzì · simplified Chinese characters

Words with 幕

开幕式kāimùshì · opening ceremony屏幕píngmù · screen (TV内幕nèimù · inside story

More words: Media & Arts

戏剧xìjù · drama印刷yìnshuā · to print乐器yuèqì · musical instrument展览zhǎnlǎn · to put on display作品zuòpǐn · work (of art)版本bǎnběn · version扮演bànyǎn · to play the role of曝光bàoguāng · to expose (to the public)

FAQs

字幕 (zìmù) means “caption” or “subtitle”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zìmù: zì with a 4th tone, then mù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 字幕 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zimu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 字幕 from the suggestions. Typing zimu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
字幕 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.