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shàng yìng · shang ying

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to screen; to show (a movie)
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Which day is the movie out?

  1. Liangliang

    这部(zhèbù)电影(diànyǐng)今天(jīntiān)上映(shàngyìng)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看(kàn)吧(ba)！

    This movie comes out today. Let us go watch it!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)买票(mǎipiào)。

    Good, let me go buy tickets first.

  3. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)几点(jǐdiǎn)的(de)？

    For what time?

  4. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，海报(hǎibào)上(shàng)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)明天(míngtiān)上映(shàngyìng)！

    Wrong. The poster says it comes out tomorrow!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)看(kàn)上星期(shàngxīngqī)上映(shàngyìng)的(de)吧(ba)。

    Then today let us watch the one released last week.

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2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)防(fáng)止(zhǐ)盗(dào)版(bǎn)，他(tā)有(yǒu)些(xiē)电(diàn)影(yǐng)从(cóng)未(wèi)在(zài)影(yǐng)院(yuàn)上(shàng)映(yìng)。

To prevent them from being pirated, some of his films were never shown at the cinema.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)部(bù)新(xīn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)就(jiù)要(yào)上(shàng)映(yìng)了(le)。

This new movie is going to be released next month.

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