VocabularyHSK 3 · core

电影

diànyǐng

movie

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

今晚我们去看电影吧。
Let's go see a movie tonight.
这部电影很有意思。
This movie is very interesting.

Collocations

看电影电影院一部电影

Mnemonic

电影 diànyǐng "movie" — 电 "electric" + 影 "shadow" = "electric shadows". Poetic naming of cinema (light projects shadows). Measure word: 部 bù. 一部电影 "one movie".

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