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The Chinese word "电影" is formed by combining the character "电", meaning electricity, with "影", meaning shadow or image, to create a compound that literally denotes "electric shadows", referring to the moving images produced by electrical projection technology in cinema.

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我喜欢看电影。

Wǒ xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng.

I like watching movies.

我们周末去看电影。

Wǒmen zhōumò qù kàn diànyǐng.

We go to watch movies on weekends.

这部电影非常有趣。

Zhè bù diànyǐng fēicháng yǒuqù.

This movie is very interesting.

我昨天看了一部好看的电影。

Wǒ zuótiān kànle yī bù hǎokàn de diànyǐng.

I watched a good movie yesterday.

她推荐我看那部获奖的电影。

Tā tuījiàn wǒ kàn nà bù huòjiǎng de diànyǐng.

She recommended me to watch that award-winning movie.

Word Definition - 电影

diàn yǐng movie; film

Individual Character Details

电 diàn
影 yǐng