How to say “movie theater” in Chinese
movie theater
“Movie theater” in Chinese is 电影院, diàn yǐng yuàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
电影院 is read diàn yǐng yuàn: 3 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 “电影院”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 电影院. 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.
More words from the lesson “Places in town”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “movie theater” in Chinese?
“Movie theater” in Chinese is 电影院, pinyin diànyǐngyuàn.
What does 电影院 mean?
电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn) means “movie theater”.
How do you write 电影院?
电影院 is 3 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 影 (yǐng) — shadow; 院 (yuàn) — courtyard, institution. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 电影院?
电影院 is read diànyǐngyuàn. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, yǐng — third tone, yuàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“movie theater” in the lesson “Places in town”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” 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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