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Definition
Cinema, or an individual screening hall within a cinema.
- cinema; movie theater
- screening hall; house within a cinema
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How it's used
While 戲院 is the standard term for the entire building, 影院 is often used in more modern or upscale contexts, such as the names of cinema chains or specific screening rooms. It functions both as a synonym for the whole venue and as a technical term for an individual auditorium within a multiplex. You will frequently see it used in formal signage or on tickets to denote a specific house.
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gaan1間gānExamples
Let's go to cinema house number two to watch the movie.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 影院 with 攝影院, which refers to a photography studio. Ensure you are using it in the context of film exhibition to avoid confusion.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
