电影院

diàn yǐng yuàn

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. cinema; movie theater

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Word relationships

Related words

3 items

电影

diàn yǐng

movie; film

电影院放映电影。

剧院

jù yuàn

theater

电影院和剧院都是观看演出的场所。

影片

yǐng piàn

a copy of a film

影片在电影院里播放。

Synonyms

1 item

影院

yǐng yuàn

cinema; movie theater

Both 电影院 and 影院 mean 'cinema', but 影院 is shorter and often used in compound words or formal names.

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with verbs like 去 (go) or 看 (watch), e.g., 去电影院看电影 (go to the cinema to watch a movie).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 电影院 (cinema) with 电影 (movie). 电影院 is the place, not the film itself.

Example Sentences

2 shown

今晚电影院将放映一部新电影。

Tonight the cinema will show a new movie.

我们周末去电影院看电影。

We go to the cinema to watch a movie on the weekend.

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Words Containing 电影院

立体电影院

lì tǐ diàn yǐng yuàn

stereoscopic cinema

Child Words of 电影院

courtyard

lightning