放映机 (fàngyìngjī): projector

Measure Word

一台放映机 tái

Meanings

1 projector
2 film projector
3 movie projector

Characters

放

fàng

to release; to project

映

yìng

to reflect; to project (film)

机

jī

machine; device

Examples

HSK 3

那台旧放映机已经用了几十年了。

Nà tái jiù fàngyìngjī yǐjīng yòng le jǐshí nián le.

That old projector has been in use for decades.

HSK 6

电影院里的放映机出故障了。

Diànyǐngyuàn lǐ de fàngyìngjī chū gùzhàng le.

The projector in the cinema broke down.

HSK 7-9

老师用放映机播放幻灯片。

Lǎoshī yòng fàngyìngjī bōfàng huàndēngpiàn.

The teacher used the projector to show slides.

Tips

memory

放映 means 'to screen/project (a film)' and 机 means 'machine.' A 放映机 is literally a 'film-screening machine.'

Stroke Order

放 fàng

映 yìng

机 jī

Related Words

放映 fàngyìng HSK 7-9 #11,185

to show (a film); to screen / to project

放映室 fàngyìngshì #26,158

screening room / projection room / viewing room

摄影机 shèyǐngjī #6,079

camera (movie/video) / film camera

放学 fàngxué HSK 1 #4,498

to get out of school / school is over

放大 fàngdà HSK 5 #5,326

to enlarge; to magnify / to amplify

放到 fàngdào HSK 3 #3,106

to put (somewhere); to place at / to leave (until a time)

放手 fàngshǒu #2,214

to let go / to release one's grip / to give up

放心 fàngxīn HSK 2 #2,180

to feel relieved / to be at ease

放在 fàngzài #2,032

to put (something) at/in/on / to place at

放开 fàngkāi #1,090

to let go / to release / to loosen