电影

電影

diànyǐng

noun HSK 1 #458

Measure Word

一部电影 bù

Meanings

1 movie; film

Characters

Literally 'electric shadow' — movies are images projected by electric light.

Examples

我们去看电影吧。

Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba.

Let's go watch a movie.

你喜欢什么电影？

Nǐ xǐhuan shénme diànyǐng?

What kind of movies do you like?

Tips

history

The Chinese word 电影 (electric shadow) beautifully captures the essence of cinema. In the early days, movies were literally shadows cast by electric light onto a screen.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

影 yǐng