影 (yǐng) means Shadow (photograph - movie - copy). Below are 24 of the 72 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
水里有树的 影 子。
Shuǐ lǐ yǒu shù de yǐngzi.
The reflection of the tree is in the water.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 影子
这件事 影 响重大。
Zhè jiàn shì yǐngxiǎng zhòngdà.
This matter has far-reaching effects.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 重大
这种行为 影 响恶劣。
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi yǐngxiǎng èliè.
This kind of behaviour has a terrible effect.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 恶劣
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
涨价势必 影 响销量。
Zhǎngjià shìbì yǐngxiǎng xiāoliàng.
A price rise will inevitably affect sales.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 势必
他很少受外界 影 响。
Tā hěn shǎo shòu wàijiè yǐngxiǎng.
He is rarely influenced by the outside world.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 外界
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
老师对我的 影 响很大。
Lǎoshī duì wǒ de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
My teacher has had a big influence on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 影响
这个电 影 有点儿无聊。
Zhège diànyǐng yǒudiǎnr wúliáo.
This film is rather boring.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 无聊
天气会 影 响人的心情。
Tiānqì huì yǐngxiǎng rén de xīnqíng.
The weather can affect people's mood.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 心情
我们一起照张合 影 吧。
Wǒmen yìqǐ zhào zhāng héyǐng ba.
Let us take a group photo together.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 合影
家庭对孩子 影 响很大。
Jiātíng duì háizi yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
The family has a big influence on children.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 家庭
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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
影 appears in 72 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.
Words that contain 影
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 影
How is 影 used in a sentence?
This page shows 72 sentences using 影 (yǐng, "Shadow (photograph - movie - copy)"), 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.
Why do some sentences show 影 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 影 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 影?
The dictionary page for 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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