How to say “movie” in Chinese
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“Movie” in Chinese is 电影, diàn yǐng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
电影 is read diàn yǐng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Originally a picture of lightning.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电影”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 电影. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请问，电影院怎么去？qǐngwèn,diànyǐngyuànzěnmeqùExcuse me, how do I get to the movie theater?
- 电影院在学校后边。diànyǐngyuànzàixuéxiàohòubianThe movie theater is behind the school.
- 你喜欢看电影吗？nǐxǐhuankàndiànyǐngmaDo you like watching movies?
- 这个电影很有意思。zhègediànyǐnghěnyǒuyìsiThis movie is really interesting.
- 他用手机看电影。tāyòngshǒujīkàndiànyǐngHe watches movies on his phone.
- 我们先吃饭，然后看电影。wǒmenxiānchīfàn,ránhòukàndiànyǐngFirst we'll eat, then we'll watch a movie.
More words from the lesson “Movies, music, TV”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “movie” in Chinese?
“Movie” in Chinese is 电影, pinyin diànyǐng.
What does 电影 mean?
电影 (diànyǐng) means “movie”.
How do you write 电影?
电影 is 2 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 影 (yǐng) — shadow. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 电影?
电影 is read diànyǐng. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, yǐng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“movie” in the lesson “Movies, music, TV”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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