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过电影

過電影
guòdiànyǐng
phrase #51,327

Meanings

  1. 1 to replay memories in one's head
  2. 2 to run through past events mentally
  3. 3 literally 'to run the film (in your mind)'

Examples

HSK 5
睡不着的时候，他脑子里总在过电影。
Shuì bu zháo de shíhou, tā nǎozi lǐ zǒng zài guò diànyǐng.
When he can't sleep, his mind keeps replaying old memories like a film.
HSK 5
考试前我喜欢把重点在脑子里过一遍电影。
Kǎoshì qián wǒ xǐhuan bǎ zhòngdiǎn zài nǎozi lǐ guò yí biàn diànyǐng.
Before an exam I like to run through the key points in my head like a movie.

Tips

memory
过 here means to 'pass through' or 'play through.' The mind becomes a projector, running scenes from memory frame by frame.

Stroke Order

过 guò
电 diàn
影 yǐng