电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn
“cinema; movie theater”
noun2021 list level 1Traditional 電影院Measure word 家 · 座
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
电影院 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 38: 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 80
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 电影院
电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn) is the noun for a cinema or movie theater. Use it with 去 or 在: 去电影院看电影 (go to the cinema to see a film), 在电影院门口 (at the cinema entrance); count it with 家 or 个: 一家电影院.
例句Example sentences
- 我们周末去电影院看电影。wǒ men zhōu mò qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng.We're going to the cinema to see a movie this weekend.
- 这家电影院离我家很近。zhè jiā diàn yǐng yuàn lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.This cinema is very close to my home.
- 我在电影院门口等你。wǒ zài diàn yǐng yuàn mén kǒu děng nǐ.I'll wait for you at the cinema entrance.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我们周末去电影看电影。
✓我们周末去电影院看电影。
电影 means a film, not a place; the building where films are shown is 电影院.
易混词Easily confused
电影院vs电影
电影 is the film itself (看电影, 一部电影); 电影院 is the building where films are shown.