Chinese word

影院

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐng yuàn

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.

孩子们喜欢在影院里吃爆米花。hái zi men xǐ huān zài yǐng yuàn lǐ chī bào mǐ huā

Children like eating popcorn in the movie theater.

A film-viewing facility where people take seats and watch projected images together.

电影院diàn yǐng yuàn: A movie theater open to the public for watching films.
影厅yǐng tīng: A film-viewing hall with its own screen and audience seating.

放映电影并供观众观看的场所或建筑。fàng yìng diàn yǐng bìng gōng guān zhòng guān kàn de cháng suǒ huò jiàn zhù

影院 (yǐngyuàn, "movie theater") joins 影 (yǐng, "image") and 院 (yuàn, "courtyard or institution") to describe a facility centered on showing images.

影院 (yǐngyuàn, "cinema venue") is a compact venue term, while 电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn, "cinema") adds the word for film and is also common in ordinary conversation.