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The Chinese word dianying - 电影 - diànyǐng
(movie in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
diànyǐng
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English translations
movie,
film, motion picture
Chinese characters:
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电影 ( dianying / diànyǐng ) in traditional characters
電影
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 电影 ( dianying / diànyǐng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo xihuan kan dianying.
Wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.– English translation: I like watching movies.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
electricity | shadow
电影 ( dianying / diànyǐng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 641)
电影 ( dianying / diànyǐng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 641)
Chinese words containing the word 电影 ( dianying / diànyǐng ) :
diànyǐngyuàn ( 电影院 : cinema ), kàn diànyǐng ( 看电影 : to watch a movie ), sèqíngdiànyǐng ( 色情电影 : porn movie )
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