Definition

Noun: * Cinema, film, movies: Refers to the art, industry, or activity of making and showing motion pictures. It is a dated or colloquial term in Vietnamese, often used in informal contexts or older texts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy làm việc trong ngành xinê. (He works in the cinema industry.)
  • Tối nay chúng ta đi xem xinê nhé? (Shall we go to the movies tonight?)
  • Bộ phim này là một tác phẩm xinê kinh điển. (This film is a classic cinema work.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đào xinê": A dated term for a film actress, a movie star.
  • Cô ấy từng là một đào xinê nổi tiếng. (She was once a famous film actress.)
• "Rạp xinê": A dated or informal term for a cinema, a movie theater.
  • Rạp xinê này đã đóng cửa từ lâu. (This cinema has been closed for a long time.)

Variants and Related Words

• Điện ảnh (noun): The standard, more formal term for cinema or film. It is the preferred term in modern, formal Vietnamese.
  • Ngành công nghiệp điện ảnh Việt Nam. (The Vietnamese film industry.)
• Phim (noun): Film, movie. This is the most common and neutral word for a motion picture.
  • Tôi thích xem phim hành động. (I like watching action movies.)

Synonyms

• Cinema: The art or industry of filmmaking.
• Movies: Motion pictures, especially as a form of entertainment.
• Film: A story or event recorded by a camera as a series of moving images.

Related Phrases

• "Xem xinê": To go to the cinema, to watch a movie (dated/colloquial).
  • Hồi trẻ, ông bà tôi thường đi xem xinê vào cuối tuần. (When they were young, my grandparents often went to watch movies on weekends.)

noun

1. cinema