电影/電影 diànyǐng — film, movie

Meanings

1. 1

   film, movie

   A film, literally "electric shadow". As a work it is counted with 部; 个 is heard in casual speech.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 电/電

  diàn (fourth tone, falling)

  electricity; lightning; a telegram; to give an electric shock

  5 strokesRadical 田

Example sentences

• 我很喜欢中国电影。/我很喜歡中國電影。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) diànyǐng. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I love Chinese films.

• 我们几点看电影？/我們幾點看電影？Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) jǐ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling) diànyǐng? (fourth tone, falling)···

  What time are we seeing the film?

Similar words

Words containing 电

• 电视/電視diànshì (fourth tone, falling)television
• 电脑/電腦diànnǎo (fourth tone, falling)computer
• 打电话/打電話dǎ (third tone, dipping) diànhuà (fourth tone, falling)to make a phone call
• 电梯/電梯diàntī (fourth tone, falling)lift, elevator
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail