HSK 1 · Phones & media

电影院

diàn yǐng yuàn

cinema

Stroke order of 电影院

3 characters, 29 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

电 · 5 strokes影 · 15 strokes院 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

电 and 影 shadows with 景, in a 院 courtyard: a house of shadow pictures.

Parts: 电 electricity + 影 shadow (景 + 彡) + 院 courtyard (阝 + 完)

The characters in 电影院

电 diàn — electricity (5 strokes)
院 yuàn — courtyard; institution (9 strokes)

Example sentence

我们去电影院看电影。

We're going to the cinema to watch a movie.

Words with 电

电electricity 电话telephone 打电话to make a phone call 电脑computer 电视television 电视机TV set 电影movie; film 电视剧TV series 电视台TV station 电台radio station 电子邮件email 电梯elevator; lift

Words with 影

电影movie; film 影片film; movie 影响to influence; influence 影视film and television

Words with 院

学院college; institute 医院hospital 院长dean; director (of an institute)住院to be in hospital 出院to leave hospital 院courtyard; institution 院子courtyard; yard

More words: Phones & media

电electricity 电话telephone 打电话to make a phone call 手机mobile phone 电脑computer 电视television 电视机TV set 上网to go online 网上online 网友online friend 电影movie; film

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