影院

yǐngyuàn

noun #11,330

Measure Word

一家影院 jiā

Meanings

1 cinema
2 movie theater

Characters

shadow; image; movie

courtyard; institution

Examples

我们去影院看新上映的电影吧。

Wǒmen qù yǐngyuàn kàn xīn shàngyìng de diànyǐng ba.

Let's go to the cinema to see the newly released movie.

这家影院的音响效果很好。

Zhèjiā yǐngyuàn de yīnxiǎng xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.

This cinema has great sound quality.

Tips

usage

影院 is short for 电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn). Both are common; 影院 is slightly more formal and often used in written contexts or business names.

Stroke Order

影 yǐng

院 yuàn