戏院

戲院

xìyuàn

noun #11,048

Measure Word

一座戏院 zuò

Meanings

1 theater
2 playhouse

Characters

courtyard; institution

Examples

那座老戏院已经有一百多年的历史了。

Nà zuò lǎo xìyuàn yǐjīng yǒu yībǎi duō nián de lìshǐ le.

That old theater has over a hundred years of history.

我们在戏院看了一场京剧。

Wǒmen zài xìyuàn kàn le yī chǎng jīngjù.

We watched a Peking opera at the theater.

Tips

usage

戏院 often refers to traditional Chinese theater venues. For modern cinemas, 电影院 is more common.

Stroke Order

戏 xì

院 yuàn