过电影 (guō) — (colloquial) to recollect or mentally replay past events like a film reel

Definition

Examples

• 夜深人静的时候，他总喜欢在床上过电影，回忆过去的日子。
  Yè shēn rén jìng de shí hou, tā zǒng xǐ huan zài chuáng shàng guō, huí yì guò qù de rì zi.
  In the dead of night, he always likes to replay scenes in his mind in bed, remembering the past.
• 老人坐在地头抽着烟，慢慢过电影，想起年轻时的事。
  Lǎo rén zuò zài dì tóu chōu zhe yān, màn màn guō, xiǎng qǐ nián qīng shí de shì.
  The old man sat at the edge of the field smoking, slowly replaying memories, thinking of things from his youth.
• 考试结束后，他一边走一边过电影，把每道题又回忆了一遍。
  Kǎo shì jié shù hòu, tā yì biān zǒu yì biān guō, bǎ měi dào tí yòu huí yì le yí biàn.
  After the exam ended, he walked while replaying it in his mind, recalling each question one more time.