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CHINESE WORD

diàn yǐng

电影

movie

Numbered pinyin
dian4 ying3
English meanings
cinematography, moving_picture, pix, kinema, picture, film, movie, moving picture, flick, cinema, motion_picture, cinematic, celluloid, picture show, motion picture, flicker

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhōumò周末wǒmen我们qù去kàn看diànyǐng电影。

    We're going to a movie on the weekend.

  2. 02

    zhè这bù部diànyǐng电影hěn很hǎokàn好看。

    This movie is very good.

  3. 03

    tā他xǐhuan喜欢kànzhòng看中guó国diànyǐng电影。

    He likes watching Chinese movies.

  4. 04

    diànyǐng电影jǐ几diǎn点kāishǐ开始?

    What time does the movie start?

  5. 05

    wǒ我kàn看le了yī一bù部gǎnrén感人de的diànyǐng电影。

    I watched a touching movie.

  6. 06

    diànyǐng电影piào票duōshao多少qián钱?

    How much is the movie ticket?

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