放电影 (fàng diàn yǐng) — to show a movie, to screen a film

Definition

放电影 means 'to show a movie' or 'to screen a film'. It's a separable verb (离合词): the verb 放 and the noun 电影 can be split when adding measure words, time expressions, or aspect particles between them (e.g., 放了一场电影 'showed one screening of a movie'). You don't put a direct object after 放电影 — say 放了一场电影 or 放两部电影 instead of 放电影一场.

to show a movieto screen a film

Examples

放电影。
Jīntiān wǎnshang diànyǐngyuàn yào fàng diàn yǐng.
The cinema will show a movie tonight.
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Zuótiān jùchǎng fàng le yì chǎng diànyǐng.
The theater screened one movie yesterday.
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Tāmen diànyǐngyuàn měitiān fàng sān chǎng diànyǐng.
Their cinema shows three movies every day.

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