No. 5,045 in Chinese
電影院
Cinema or movie theater.
In a sentence
我今天晚上去電影院看電影。
I am going to the cinema tonight to watch a movie.
Used as a noun to refer to the venue where movies are shown.
在電影院裡面禁止使用手機。
Using mobile phones is prohibited inside the cinema.
Emphasizes the location 'inside the cinema'.
電影院離我們家很近，只要走五分鐘就到了。
The cinema is very close to our house, just a five-minute walk away.
Discusses the distance and proximity of the cinema location to the subject's house.
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