影院
yǐng yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

影院
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yǐng yuàn
  1. cinema
  2. movie theater

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

学院
xué yuàn
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 educational institute
  3. 3 school
  4. 4 faculty
  5. 5 CL:所[suǒ]
影响
yǐng xiǎng
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 to influence
  4. 4 to affect (usually adversely)
  5. 5 to disturb
  6. 6 CL:股[gǔ]
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
摄影
shè yǐng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
  2. 2 photography
  3. 3 to shoot (a movie)
医院
yī yuàn
  1. 1 hospital
  2. 2 CL:所[suǒ],家[jiā],座[zuò]
电影
diàn yǐng
  1. 1 movie
  2. 2 film
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng]
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
倒影
dào yǐng
  1. 1 inverted image
  2. 2 reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倩影
qiàn yǐng
  1. 1 beautiful image of a woman
光影
guāng yǐng
  1. 1 light and shadow
  2. 2 sunlight and shade
入院
rù yuàn
  1. 1 to enter hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
出院
chū yuàn
  1. 1 to leave hospital
  2. 2 to be discharged from hospital
剧院
jù yuàn
  1. 1 theater
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
合影
hé yǐng
  1. 1 to take a joint photo
  2. 2 group photo
商学院
shāng xué yuàn
  1. 1 business school
  2. 2 university of business studies
国务院
Guó wù yuàn
  1. 1 State Council (PRC)
  2. 2 State Department (USA)
大院
dà yuàn
  1. 1 courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)
  2. 2 compound
  3. 3 great institution
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
寺院
sì yuàn
  1. 1 cloister
  2. 2 temple
  3. 3 monastery
  4. 4 CL:座[zuò]
幻影
huàn yǐng
  1. 1 phantom
  2. 2 mirage

Idioms (15)

来无影，去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
  1. 1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
  2. 2 to make oblique charges
  3. 3 to make insinuations
  4. 4 to insinuate
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
无影无踪
wú yǐng wú zōng
  1. 1 to disappear without trace (idiom)
立杆见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
  1. 1 lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results
立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
  1. 1 lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
  2. 2 quick results
终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
顾影自怜
gù yǐng zì lián
  1. 1 lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. alone and dejected

Sample Sentences

电影院几乎场场爆满，简直一票难求。
diànyǐngyuàn jīhū chǎng chǎng bàomǎn ，jiǎnzhí yī piào nán qiú 。
It’s almost impossible to buy a movie ticket with cinemas almost fully booked for every show.
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又没有提前提醒要自带眼镜，现在电影院都那么过分的吗？
yòu méiyǒu tíqián tíxǐng yào zìdài yǎnjìng ，xiànzài diànyǐngyuàn dōu nàme guòfèn de ma ？
There was no reminder to bring your own glasses beforehand, are cinemas too much now?
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那为什么昨天我在电影院看到一个很像你的人？你昨天早上穿黑色的外套对吧？
nà wèishénme zuótiān wǒ zài diànyǐngyuàn kàndào yī gè hěn xiàng nǐ de rén ？nǐ zuótiān zǎoshang chuān hēisè de wàitào duìba ？
So why did I see someone who looked very like you at the cinema yesterday? You were wearing a black coat yesterday, yeah?
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我是没有，不过，我怎么常常听别人说，你在电影院睡觉。
wǒ shì méiyǒu ，bùguò ，wǒ zěnme chángcháng tīng biérén shuō ，nǐ zài diànyǐngyuàn shuìjiào 。
I haven't, but how is it that I often here other people say that you sleep in the movie theater?
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我们可以逛到七点，再到附近的电影院去看电影。
wǒmen kěyǐ guàng dào qī diǎn ，zài dào fùjìn de diànyǐngyuàn qù kàn diànyǐng 。
We can browse until seven, then go to the nearby cinema to watch a movie.
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我们太晚去电影院，买不到票了。
wǒmen tài wǎn qù diànyǐngyuàn ，mǎi bu dào piào le 。
We got to the cinema too late, we can't buy tickets now.
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迪士尼对观众就“仁慈”多了，他们比较喜欢让所有人都笑着离开电影院。
Díshìní duì guānzhòng jiù “réncí ”duō le ，tāmen bǐjiào xǐhuan ràng suǒyǒurén dōu xiào zhe líkāi diànyǐngyuàn 。
Disney is a lot "kinder" to its audience. They prefer everyone to be laughing when they leave the cinema.
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谢谢主持人，谢谢各位观众！别忘了进电影院给我们鼓励和指教！谢谢！
xièxie zhǔchírén ，xièxie gèwèi guānzhòng ！bié wàng le le jìn diànyǐngyuàn gěi wǒmen gǔlì hé zhǐjiào ！xièxie ！
Thank you and thank you to the viewers! Don't forget to support us by turning out to cinemas! Thanks!
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是，暑期强档，七月十五号就可以在电影院看到了。
shì ，shǔqī qiángdǎng ，qīyuè shíwǔ hào jiù kěyǐ zài diànyǐngyuàn kàndào le 。
Yes, a summer blockbuster, you can see it in cinemas from July 15.
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听起来非常有趣，别透露太多，留给观众到电影院去发掘。
tīng qǐlai fēicháng yǒuqù ，bié tòulù tài duō ，liú gěi guānzhòng dào diànyǐngyuàn qù fājué 。
It sounds very interesting, don't reveal too much, let's leave something for the audience to discover at the cinema.
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