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电影 Traditional: 電影
Pinyin diànyǐng IPA [tjɛn˥˩ iŋ˨˩˦] Zhuyin ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 11 freq #546

Meaning

A film or movie — literally "electric shadow". 看电影 means "to watch a movie"; its measure word is 部 (bù) or 场 (chǎng) for a screening.

Measure Words

Examples

我们去看电影吧! wǒ men qù kàn diàn yǐng ba Let's go to the movies.
我们去电影院怎么样? wǒ men qù diàn yǐng yuàn zěn me yàng How about going to the movies?
这一家人一起看电影。 zhè yī jiā rén yì qǐ kàn diàn yǐng The family is watching a movie together.

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