放 fàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 方 square, rectangle 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
放映
fàngyìng
to screen; to show a film
Characters in this word
映 yìng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 纪录片将在电影节闭幕式前放映，导演也会到场交流。 Jìlùpiàn jiāng zài diànyǐngjié bìmùshì qián fàngyìng, dǎoyǎn yě huì dàochǎng jiāoliú. The documentary will be screened before the film festival's closing ceremony, and the director will also attend for discussion.
- 学校礼堂今晚放映一部老电影。 Xuéxiào lǐtáng jīnwǎn fàngyìng yí bù lǎo diànyǐng. The school hall will show an old film tonight.
- 这部动画片已经在全国各地的电影院放映了。 Zhè bù dònghuàpiàn yǐjīng zài quánguó gèdì de diànyǐngyuàn fàngyìng le. This cartoon is already showing in cinemas across the country.
Related words
- 放 fàng to put, to place
- 放假 fàngjià to have a holiday
- 放学 fàngxué to finish classes (for the day)
- 放下 fàngxia to put down
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 播放 bōfàng to play; to broadcast
- 放到 fàngdào to put in; to put onto
- 开放 kāifàng to open; to bloom
- 放松 fàngsōng to relax
- 放大 fàngdà to enlarge
- 放弃 fàngqì to give up
- 解放 jiěfàng to liberate; liberation