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电影

diàn yǐng · dian ying

Traditional 電影

HSK 1Measure words: 部 bù, 片 piàn, 幕 mù, 场 chǎng

Meaning

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  1. movie; film
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Red poster movie

  1. Dengdeng

    今晚(jīnwǎn)有空(yǒukòng)吗(ma)？我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)吧(ba)。

    Free tonight? Let us go see a movie.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)！你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)什么(shénme)电影(diànyǐng)？

    Sure! What movie do you want to see?

  3. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)新(xīn)电影(diànyǐng)，朋友(péngyou)说(shuō)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    That new movie. A friend said it is good.

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)哪个(nǎge)电影(diànyǐng)？演(yǎn)什么(shénme)？

    Which movie is it? What is it about?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)海报(hǎibào)是(shì)红(hóng)的(de)。

    I do not know. I only remember the poster is red.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)电影院(diànyǐngyuàn)找(zhǎo)红(hóng)海报(hǎibào)吧(ba)！

    Then let us go to the cinema and look for a red poster!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)看(kàn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)。

They go to movies together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)看(kàn)过(guò)的(de)最(zuì)差(chà)劲(jìn)的(de)电(diàn)影(yǐng)了(le)。

This is the worst movie I have ever seen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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电
diàn

lightning; electricity

影
yǐng

picture; image

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