English–Chinese
“movie theater” in Chinese
How to say “movie theater” in Chinese
“Movie theater” in Chinese is 电影院 (diàn yǐng yuàn).
A shared indoor place where an audience watches moving pictures on a large screen.
Example sentences with 电影院
我在电影院等你。wǒ zài diàn yǐng yuàn děng nǐ
I am waiting for you at the movie theater.
Tips for using 电影院
- The classifier 家 (jiā, "establishment") commonly counts businesses and public venues, making it useful when describing one of these places.
Other Chinese words for “movie theater”
周末我们去影院看电影吧。zhōu mò wǒ men qù yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng ba
Let's go to the movie theater this weekend to watch a movie.