xinê
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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.)