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Usages of diànyǐng
我们 能 一起 去 看 电影 吗？wǒmen néng yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?
Can we go watch a movie together?
你 跟 谁 一起 去 看 电影？nǐ gēn shéi yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng?
Who are you going to watch a movie with?
我 跟 她 一起 在 家 看 电影。wǒ gēn tā yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
She and I are watching a movie at home.
我们 比 她 更 喜欢 看 电影。wǒmen bǐ tā gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies more than she does.
因为 我 很 忙， 所以 我 不 能 跟 你 一起 去 看 电影。yīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.
今天 我 有 事情， 不 去 看 电影。jīntiān wǒ yǒu shìqíng, bù qù kàn diànyǐng.
I have things to do today; I’m not going to watch a movie.
我们 一边 看 电影， 一边 喝 茶。wǒmen yìbiān kàn diànyǐng, yìbiān hē chá.
We watch a movie while drinking tea.
我们 晚上 睡觉 以前 不 看 电影。wǒmen wǎnshang shuìjiào yǐqián bù kàn diànyǐng.
We don’t watch movies before going to sleep at night.
我们 最 喜欢 看 电影。wǒmen zuì xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies the most.
今天 八 点 半 的 电影 票 比较 便宜， 别 迟到。jīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.
Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.
我们 一般 晚上 在 家 看 电影。wǒmen yìbān wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
We usually watch movies at home in the evening.
电影 结束 以后， 我们 去 公园。diànyǐng jiéshù yǐhòu, wǒmen qù gōngyuán.
After the movie ends, we’ll go to the park.
电影 八 点 结束。diànyǐng bā diǎn jiéshù.
The movie ends at eight.
她 不 看 新闻， 更 喜欢 看 电影 和 电视 节目。Tā bù kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
我 一 回家 就 开 电视 看 电影。Wǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
她 的 爱好 是 看 电影 和 听 音乐。Tā de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng hé tīng yīnyuè.
Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.
周末 我们 一 起床 就 上网 或者 看 电影。zhōumò wǒmen yì qǐchuáng jiù shàngwǎng huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends, as soon as we get up we go online or watch movies.
我 经常 晚上 在 房间 里 看 电影。wǒ jīngcháng wǎnshang zài fángjiān lǐ kàn diànyǐng.
I often watch movies in my room at night.
她 觉得 只 看 新闻 太 无聊， 更 喜欢 看 电影 和 照片。tā juéde zhǐ kàn xīnwén tài wúliáo, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé zhàopiàn.
She feels that just watching the news is too boring; she prefers watching movies and looking at photos.
周末 我们 打算 邀请 朋友 来 家 看 电影。zhōumò wǒmen dǎsuàn yāoqǐng péngyou lái jiā kàn diànyǐng.
On the weekend we plan to invite friends to come to our home to watch a movie.
周末 在 家 的 时候， 我 不 想 做 别的 事情， 只 想 看 电影 和 吃 好吃 的 东西。zhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
周末 我们 喜欢 在 家里 安静 地 看 电影。zhōumò wǒmen xǐhuan zài jiāli ānjìng de kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends we like to watch movies quietly at home.
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