Writing
电影 (diàn yǐng) — how to say "movie" in Chinese
电影
Movie, film
noun
Character composition
电
electricity
影
shadow; movie
Radicals / Keys
彡
Bristle
#59 · shān · 3 strokes
田
Field
#102 · tián · 5 strokes
Collocations
中国电影
Zhōngguó diànyǐng
Chinese movie
Examples
下午我和朋友看电影，我很高兴。
In the afternoon, my friend and I watch a movie, I am very happy.
我想看电影
I want to watch a movie.
Mnemonic
[diàn yǐng-] Danny holds a flashlight and creates shadow puppets on the wall, imagining he's in a movie 电影 🎬. He turns on the electric 电 light, and the magical world of shadows 影 comes to life like a real film in a theater.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "movie" in Chinese?
"movie" in Chinese is 电影 (diàn yǐng).
电影 meaning in English
电影 (diàn yǐng) means "Movie, film".
Dianying Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced diàn yǐng (written as dian ying, dianying). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write dianying in Chinese?
It is written 电影: 电 has 5 strokes, 影 has 15 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 电影?
电影 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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