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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

这家影院的音响效果很好。

Zhè jiā 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