Definition
Literally 'to pass a film through a projector', 过电影 (guò diànyǐng) is a colloquial metaphor meaning 'to replay scenes in one's mind' or 'to recollect past events vividly'. The verb part 过 can split from 电影 in certain constructions (e.g. 过了一遍电影), but this expression is mostly used as a fixed four-syllable phrase. The image is like mentally running a movie reel of memories.
v.o.
(colloquial) to recollect or mentally replay past events like a film reel
Examples
- ，过电影，。Yè shēn rén jìng de shíhou, tā zǒng xǐhuan zài chuáng shàng guō, huíyì guòqù de rìzi.In the dead of night, he always likes to replay scenes in his mind in bed, remembering the past.
- ，过电影，。Lǎorén zuò zài dìtóu chōu zhe yān, mànmàn guō, xiǎng qǐ niánqīng shí de shì.The old man sat at the edge of the field smoking, slowly replaying memories, thinking of things from his youth.
- ，过电影，。Kǎoshì jiéshù hòu, tā yìbiān zǒu yìbiān guō, bǎ měi dào tí yòu huíyì le yí biàn.After the exam ended, he walked while replaying it in his mind, recalling each question one more time.
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