Chinese word

影厅

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐng tīng

Meaning

  • nountheater

Example

我订了二号影厅的票。wǒ dìng le èr hào yǐng tīng de piào

I booked tickets for Theater 2.

Illustration for 影厅 (theater)

More examples

我们在二号影厅门口等你。wǒ men zài èr hào yǐng tīng mén kǒu děng nǐ

We are waiting for you at the entrance to Theater 2.

Core concept

One self-contained movie-screening space within a larger cinema, identified by its room number.

Common phrases

  • 二号影厅èr hào yǐng tīng

    theater 2

  • 影厅座位yǐng tīng zuò wèi

    seats in the theater

  • 影厅入口yǐng tīng rù kǒu

    entrance to the theater

Similar words

电影院diàn yǐng yuàn: A building or facility where films are shown.
影院yǐng yuàn: A general term for a cinema or film-showing venue.
影城yǐng chéng: A large cinema complex with several screening rooms.

Definition in Chinese

电影院或影城内划分出的用于放映影片的独立空间,按场次运行并配有固定座位和放映设备。diàn yǐng yuàn huò yǐng chéng nèi huà fēn chū de yòng yú fàng yìng yǐng piàn de dú lì kōng jiān àn chǎng cì yùn xíng bìng pèi yǒu gù dìng zuò wèi hé fàng yìng shè bèi

Word origin

影 (yǐng, "film") + 厅 (tīng, "hall") narrows the general idea of a hall to a space used for film screenings.

Usage tips

  • In everyday cinema directions, a room number identifies the screening space, not the cinema building, a seat, or a ticket type.

Other meanings

  • hallnoun

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