电 diàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
电影
diànyǐng
film, movie
Characters in this word
影 yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 景 scenery, view 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个电影很好。 Zhège diànyǐng hěn hǎo. This film is good.
- 我们去看电影吧。 Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba. Let's go to the movies.
- 这个电影很有意思。 Zhège diànyǐng hěn yǒu yìsi. This film is very interesting.
- 你想看电影吗？ Nǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng ma? Do you want to watch a movie?
- 妈妈在看电影。 Māma zài kàn diànyǐng. Mom is watching a movie.
- 我昨天看了电影。 Wǒ zuótiān kànle diànyǐng. I watched a movie yesterday.
- 这个电影好看吗？ Zhè ge diànyǐng hǎokàn ma? Is this movie good?
- 王明不喜欢这个电影。 Wáng Míng bù xǐhuan zhè ge diànyǐng. Wang Ming doesn't like this movie.
- 别看电影了！ Bié kàn diànyǐng le! Stop watching movies!
- 那个电影好不好？ Nà ge diànyǐng hǎo bù hǎo? Is that movie good?
Related words
- 打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call
- 电 diàn electricity
- 电话 diànhuà telephone; phone call
- 电脑 diànnǎo computer
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set
- 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema
- 电视剧 diànshìjù television series
- 电视台 diànshìtái television station
- 电台 diàntái radio station
- 电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn email
- 充电 chōngdiàn to charge