The Chinese word 影迷 (yǐngmí), meaning "movie fan" or "cinephile," is a compound noun formed through semantic combination: the first character 影 (yǐng) means "shadow" or "image," but here it functions as an abbreviation for 电影 (diànyǐng), meaning "movie" or "film." The second character 迷 (mí) means "fan," "enthusiast," or "one who is captivated by." Therefore, the word is constructed logically by directly combining the concept of "film" with the concept of "a devoted follower," creating a new term that literally translates to "film fan." This structure is typical of modern Chinese, where two meaningful characters (morphemes) are joined to form a precise and readily understood compound word.