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

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.

老师用放映机播放幻灯片。

Lǎoshī yòng fàngyìngjī bōfàng huàndēngpiàn.

The teacher used the projector to show slides.

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.

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