电影 (diànyǐng) means Movie (film - flick). Below are 24 of the 32 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我偶尔去看 电影 。
Wǒ ǒu'ěr qù kàn diànyǐng.
I go to the cinema now and then.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 偶尔
这是一部经典 电影 。
Zhè shì yí bù jīngdiǎn diànyǐng.
This is a classic film.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 经典
这部 电影 即将上映。
Zhè bù diànyǐng jíjiāng shàngyìng.
This film is due to be released shortly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 即将
这部 电影 充满悬念。
Zhè bù diànyǐng chōngmǎn xuánniàn.
This film is full of suspense.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悬念
这部 电影 非常震撼。
Zhè bù diànyǐng fēicháng zhènhàn.
This film is deeply moving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 震撼
他和朋友一起看 电影 。
Tā hé péngyou yìqǐ kàn diànyǐng.
He is watching a film with a friend.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 一起
这个 电影 有点儿无聊。
Zhège diànyǐng yǒudiǎnr wúliáo.
This film is rather boring.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 无聊
这部 电影 有中文字幕。
Zhè bù diànyǐng yǒu Zhōngwén zìmù.
This film has Chinese subtitles.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 字幕
这部 电影 获得了很多奖。
Zhè bù diànyǐng huòdé le hěn duō jiǎng.
This film has won many awards.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 获得
这部 电影 的导演很有名。
Zhè bù diànyǐng de dǎoyǎn hěn yǒumíng.
The director of this film is famous.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 导演
这是另一种类型的 电影 。
Zhè shì lìng yì zhǒng lèixíng de diànyǐng.
This is another type of film.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 类型
音乐是这部 电影 的灵魂。
Yīnyuè shì zhè bù diànyǐng de línghún.
The music is the soul of this film.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 灵魂
这部 电影 的题材很新颖。
Zhè bù diànyǐng de tícái hěn xīnyǐng.
The subject matter of this film is quite fresh.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 题材
这部武侠 电影 很受欢迎。
Zhè bù wǔxiá diànyǐng hěn shòu huānyíng.
This martial-arts film is very popular.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 武侠
这部 电影 只适合成人观看。
Zhè bù diànyǐng zhǐ shìhé chéngrén guānkàn.
This film is suitable for adults only.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 成人
看完 电影 ,你有什么感想?
Kàn wán diànyǐng, nǐ yǒu shénme gǎnxiǎng?
What are your thoughts after seeing the film?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 感想
他在 电影 里演一个小角色。
Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ yǎn yí ge xiǎo juésè.
He plays a small role in the film.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 角色
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From the graded readers
我们就在客厅里吃东西、看 电影 、玩游戏。
wǒmen jiù zài kè tīng lǐ chī dōngxī, kàn / kān diànyǐng, wán / wàn yóuxì.
So we ate in the living room, watched a film and played games.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
星期天我去看了朋友,晚上还看了一个 电影 。
xīngqītīan wǒ qù kànle péngyou, wǎnshang hái / huán kànle yīgè diànyǐng.
On Sunday I visited a friend and watched a film in the evening.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
电影 appears in 32 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 电影
How is 电影 used in a sentence?
This page shows 32 sentences using 电影 (diànyǐng, "Movie (film - flick)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 电影 an HSK word?
Yes — 电影 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 电影?
The dictionary page for 电影 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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