开演

diàn yǐng kāi yǎn le wǔ fēn zhōng tā cái lái

电影开演了五分钟他才来。

He showed up five minutes after the movie started.

lí kāi yǎn de shí jiān hái zǎo ne

离开演的时间还早呢。

There's still a while before the performance begins.

xì jiǔ diǎn kāi yǎn

戏九点开演。

The opera begins at nine o'clock.

kāi yǎn qián wǔ fēn zhōng rù chǎng

开演前五分钟入场

enter the hall five minutes before the performance begins