Chinese word

电影院

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn yǐng yuàn

Meaning

  • nounmovie theater

Example

我们今晚去电影院看电影吗？wǒ men jīn wǎn qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng ma

Are we going to the movie theater to see a movie tonight?

Illustration for 电影院 (movie theater)

More examples

我在电影院等你。wǒ zài diàn yǐng yuàn děng nǐ

I am waiting for you at the movie theater.

Core concept

A shared indoor place where an audience watches moving pictures on a large screen.

Common phrases

  • 去电影院看电影qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng

    go to the movie theater to see a movie

  • 在电影院看电影zài diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng

    watch a movie at the movie theater

  • 电影院门口diàn yǐng yuàn mén kǒu

    in front of the movie theater

Similar words

影院yǐng yuàn: A movie-viewing venue with screens and seats for an audience.

Definition in Chinese

专门用于放映电影并提供座位与放映设备以供观众观看的公共场所。zhuān mén yòng yú fàng yìng diàn yǐng bìng tí gōng zuò wèi yǔ fàng yìng shè bèi yǐ gōng guān zhòng guān kàn de gōng gòng cháng suǒ

Word origin

电 (diàn, "electric") + 影 (yǐng, "image") forms the idea of a moving picture, while 院 (yuàn, "institution") marks the place that presents it.

Usage tips

  • The classifier 家 (jiā, "establishment") commonly counts businesses and public venues, making it useful when describing one of these places.

Other meanings

  • theaternoun

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