影城 (yǐng chéng) — multiplex cinema, movie theater complex | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

multiplex cinemamovie theater complex

Measure word · 家

Examples

影城，。
Zhè ge yǐng chéng hěn dà, yǒu shí jǐ gè fàng yìng tīng.
This multiplex is very big, with over a dozen screening rooms.
影城。
Zhōu mò wǒ men yì qǐ qù yǐng chéng kàn diàn yǐng ba.
Let's go to the multiplex to watch a movie this weekend.
影城，。
Xīn kāi de yǐng chéng bù jǐn yǒu diàn yǐng, hái yǒu cān tīng hé yóu xì tīng.
The newly opened multiplex not only has movies, but also restaurants and game rooms.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

影 gives the movie aspect, and 城 names a large complex.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

景彡影

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

景

景jǐng影yǐng

Same sound today

影 pairs 景, which gives the sound and also carries the idea of image, with 彡, the part that points to shadow.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土成城

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔsoil

Sound part声符shēngfú

成

成chéng城chéng

Same sound today

城 pairs 土 (soil) with 成 as a sound part, because city walls were originally made of stamped earth.

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