银幕

銀幕

yínmù

noun HSK 7-9 #16,169

Meanings

1 movie screen
2 (fig.) the silver screen; cinema

Characters

curtain; screen

Examples

她第一次出现在银幕上是在十岁。

Tā dìyī cì chūxiàn zài yínmù shàng shì zài shí suì.

She first appeared on the silver screen at age ten.

这部电影很快就要登上银幕了。

Zhèbù diànyǐng hěnkuài jiùyào dēngshàng yínmù le.

This movie will soon hit the big screen.

Tips

memory

银 (silver) + 幕 (curtain/screen) — the 'silver curtain' is the movie screen, just like 'silver screen' in English.

Stroke Order

银 yín

幕 mù