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电影院 (diàn yǐng yuàn) — how to say "cinema" in Chinese
Measure word: 家 (jiā)
电影院
Cinema
noun
Character composition
电
electricity
影
shadow, image
院
courtyard, institution
Radicals / Keys
彡
Bristle
#59 · shān · 3 strokes
田
Field
#102 · tián · 5 strokes
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
Collocations
去电影院
qù diàn yǐng yuàn
go to the cinema
在电影院
zài diàn yǐng yuàn
at the cinema
Examples
我们周末在电影院看电影。
We watch a movie at the cinema on the weekend.
我去电影院。
I go to the cinema.
Mnemonic
[diàn yǐng yuàn-] Diana and Yen lead an elephant into the 电影院 🐘🎬 Electric (电) lights flicker, shadows (影) dance on the wall, and a poster hangs in the courtyard (院). The elephant sits in a seat and grabs popcorn with his trunk — now that's a cinema trip!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "cinema" in Chinese?
"cinema" in Chinese is 电影院 (diàn yǐng yuàn).
What does 电影院 mean in English?
电影院 (diàn yǐng yuàn) means "Cinema".
How is 电影院 pronounced?
It is pronounced diàn yǐng yuàn (written as dian ying yuan, dianyingyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "cinema" in Chinese characters?
It is written 电影院.
What HSK 3.0 level is 电影院?
电影院 is on the HSK 3.0 level 1 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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