放映 (fàng yìng) — to show (a movie); to screen

Definition

放映 means to screen a film, focused on the venue or organizer showing the movie. Compared with 上映, it emphasizes the showing event itself rather than a film's release to the public.

verb
to show (a movie)to screen

Examples

  • 放映
    Zhè jiā diàn yǐng yuàn jīng cháng fàng yìng jì lù piàn.
    This cinema often screens documentaries.
  • 放映
    Xià ge yuè huì fàng yìng yí bù xīn diàn yǐng.
    Next month they will screen a new movie.
  • 放映
    Zuó wǎn xué xiào fàng yìng le sān bù dòng huà piàn.
    Last night the school screened three animated films.

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