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电影 (diàn yǐng): Film (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

电 • diàn • electricity; electric

diàn电

electricity; electric

影 • yǐng • shadow, reflection, image

yǐng影

shadow, reflection, image

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Pinyindiàn yǐng

Meaningfilm; movie

Characters2

HSK2.0 Level 13.0 Level 1

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 电影.

飞机fēi jīplane
看见kàn jiànsee
妈妈mā mamother
多少duō shaohow much/many?
哪儿nǎ erwhere?
朋友péng youfriend
爸爸bà bafather
女儿nǚ érdaughter
学校xué xiàoschool
什么shénmewhat; something
今天jīn tiāntoday
医院yī yuànhospital

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 电影.

Words with 电

电脑diàn nǎocomputer
电视diàn shìTV
电话diàn huàtelephone
打电话dǎ diàn huà

to make a telephone call

电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater

电梯diàn tīlift; elevator

电子书diàn zǐ shūe-book; electronic book

电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail

Words with 影

电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; to affect
合影hé yǐnggroup photo
影子yǐng zishadow; reflection; trace
影片yǐng piàna copy of a film
影视yǐng shìmovies and television
摄影shè yǐngtake a photograph; shoot a film
幻影huàn yǐngPhantom / Illusion

4.

How to Use 电影 in Sentences

Noun + Nounwith票

diàn电

yǐng影

piào票

neutral

movie ticket

Measure Word + Nounwith部

yí一

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

Adjective + Nounwith好

hǎo好

diàn电

yǐng影

neutral

good movie

Verb + Objectwith看

kàn看

diàn电

yǐng影

neutral

watch a movie

5.

Example Sentences with 电影

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

kàn看

diàn电

yǐng影

neutral

a movie

。

I like watching movies.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

fēi非

cháng常

hǎo好

kàn看

。

This movie is very good.

nǐ你

jīn今

wǎn晚

xiǎng想

qù去

kàn看

diàn电

yǐng影

ma吗

？

Do you want to go see a movie tonight?

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

bú不

shì适

hé合

ér儿

tóng童

guān观

kàn看

。

This film is not suitable for children.

wǒ我

bù不

xǐ喜

huan欢

kàn看

kǒng恐

bù怖

diàn电

yǐng影

。

I don't like watching horror movies.