Reviews, ratings & spoilers in Chinese 影评和剧透
yǐngpíng hé jùtòu
Spoiler in Chinese is 剧透 (jù tòu).
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Is it any good? Just don't spoil the ending. 15 essential reviews, ratings & spoilers words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
The word for a spoiler in Chinese is 剧透 (jù tòu), literally 'plot leak', and getting spoiled is 被剧透 (bèi jù tòu). Chinese viewers often check ratings on Douban before choosing a film, so phrases like 豆瓣评分 (Dòu bàn píng fēn) and 口碑 (kǒu bēi, word of mouth) come up all the time. These words help you recommend, criticise and argue about films and TV.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 剧透 | jù tòu | spoiler; to spoil |
| 被剧透 | bèi jù tòu | to get spoiled |
| 影评 | yǐng píng | film review |
| 豆瓣评分 | Dòu bàn píng fēn | Douban rating |
| 打分 | dǎ fēn | to rate; to give a score |
| 口碑 | kǒu bēi | word of mouth; reputation |
| 票房 | piào fáng | box office |
| 烂片 | làn piàn | bad film; flop |
| 烂尾 | làn wěi | to have a bad ending; to fizzle out |
| 神剧 | shén jù | amazing show (sometimes ironic) |
| 推荐 | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 值得一看 | zhí de yī kàn | worth watching |
| 高开低走 | gāo kāi dī zǒu | starts strong, then goes downhill |
| 差评 | chà píng | bad review |
| 好评 | hǎo píng | good review |
Usage tips
- Douban scores are out of ten, so 豆瓣八分 (Dòu bàn bā fēn) means 8/10, which is generally seen as a good score.
- 口碑 (kǒu bēi) is reputation built by word of mouth, while 票房 (piào fáng) is box-office takings; a film can be 票房高，口碑差 (piào fáng gāo, kǒu bēi chà), with big takings but poor word of mouth.
- 烂尾 (làn wěi) originally describes an unfinished building project and now also means a story with a disappointing ending, while 高开低走 (gāo kāi dī zǒu) is a show that starts strong and fades.
Common mistakes
- Using 评论 (píng lùn), a general word for comments, when you mean a film review → 影评 (yǐng píng) is more precise, and a quick star rating is 打分 (dǎ fēn).
- Taking 神剧 (shén jù) at face value → it can be sincere praise but is also used sarcastically for absurd shows, so check the tone; for plain praise, 值得一看 (zhí de yī kàn) is safer.
Mini dialogue
- A那部新电影你看了吗？口碑怎么样？Nà bù xīn diàn yǐng nǐ kàn le ma? Kǒu bēi zěn me yàng?Have you seen that new film? What's the word of mouth like?
- B豆瓣评分挺高的，我觉得值得一看。Dòu bàn píng fēn tǐng gāo de, wǒ jué de zhí de yī kàn.Its Douban rating is pretty high; I think it's worth watching.
- A结局怎么样？Jié jú zěn me yàng?How's the ending?
- B结局是……Jié jú shì……The ending is...
- A停！别剧透！我周末才去看。Tíng! Bié jù tòu! Wǒ zhōu mò cái qù kàn.Stop! No spoilers! I'm not seeing it till the weekend.
Example sentences
- 别剧透！我还没看呢！No spoilers! I haven't seen it yet!
- 我刷微博的时候被剧透了。I got spoiled while scrolling Weibo.
- 看电影之前我会先看影评。I read reviews before I watch a film.
- 这部片子的豆瓣评分有九分。This film has a Douban rating of nine.
- 看完电影我习惯上网打分。After watching a film I usually rate it online.
- 这部电影口碑很好。This film has great word of mouth.
- 这部电影的票房破了十亿。This film's box office passed a billion yuan.
- 这简直是年度烂片。This is honestly the worst film of the year.
- 前面挺好看的，可惜烂尾了。The first part was great, but sadly the ending was a mess.
- 这是一部被低估的神剧。This is an underrated gem of a show.
- 你有什么好剧推荐吗？Do you have any good shows to recommend?
- 这部电影值得一看。This film is worth watching.
- 这部剧高开低走，越看越失望。This show started strong then went downhill; the more I watched, the more disappointed I got.
- 这部剧差评特别多。This show has loads of bad reviews.
- 这部电影一上映就收到很多好评。This film got lots of good reviews as soon as it came out.
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