Chinese Conversation · Level 69
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Chinese word
放映
Pronunciation
Pinyinfàng yìng
Meaning
- verbshow
Example
电视台今晚放映新电影。diàn shì tái jīn wǎn fàng yìng xīn diàn yǐng
The TV station is showing a new movie tonight.
More examples
这个平台每周都会放映新剧集。zhè ge píng tái měi zhōu dū huì fàng yìng xīn jù jí
This platform shows new episodes every week.
Core concept
Put visual content into view by displaying it on a television, cinema screen, or similar surface.
Common phrases
在线平台放映电视剧zài xiàn píng tái fàng yìng diàn shì jù
online platforms show TV dramas
电视台放映现场直播diàn shì tái fàng yìng xiàn chǎng zhí bō
television stations show live broadcasts
Similar words
播放bō fàng: Play audio or video through a device or app.
广播guǎng bō: Send sounds or information to many people at the same time by radio waves or the internet.
上映shàng yìng: Show a film on a cinema screen or at a particular public venue.
播出bō chū: Send a television station's program out through broadcast signals or a network.
Definition in Chinese
在电视台、电影院或其他屏幕上把电影、节目等影像播放出来，使观众看到。zài diàn shì tái diàn yǐng yuàn huò qí tā píng mù shàng bǎ diàn yǐng jié mù děng yǐng xiàng bō fàng chū lái shǐ guān zhòng kàn dào
Word origin
The compound 放 (fàng, "release") + 映 (yìng, "reflect an image") combines sending something out with its image appearing, which gives the word its visual-display sense.
Usage tips
- For schedules and program listings, this verb points to something viewers can see, so an audio-only radio program normally takes a different Chinese verb.
Other meanings
- broadcastverb
- screenverb
Opposites
- 禁播jìn bōban broadcastingverb
Related words
- 再放映zài fàng yìngrescreenverb