Meaning of 喜剧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- a comedy
Measure word: 部,齣|出
How to use 喜剧
喜剧 is used for comedies in film, TV and theater, and often appears in compounds like 喜剧片 (xǐjùpiàn, comedy film) or 喜剧演员 (xǐjù yǎnyuán, comedian). Example: 我最喜欢看喜剧。(Wǒ zuì xǐhuan kàn xǐjù.) I like watching comedies the most.
喜 (xǐ) means joy, as in 喜欢 (xǐhuan), and 剧 (jù) means drama, as in 电视剧 (diànshìjù). A joyful drama is a comedy.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 据 (jù) or 居 (jū) instead of 剧. The correct character has the knife side component 刂 on the right. Also keep the tones as third then fourth: xǐjù, not xījù.
喜剧 in example sentences
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喜 xǐ · to love · 12 strokes
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剧 jù · theatrical work · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 喜剧.
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased |
| 剧场 | jùchǎng | theater |
| 电视剧 | diànshìjù | TV series; TV drama |
| 连续剧 | liánxùjù | TV series |
| 话剧 | huàjù | stage play; modern drama |
| 京剧 | jīngjù | Beijing opera |
| 喜爱 | xǐ'ài | to like; to love |
| 剧本 | jùběn | script; screenplay; scenario; libretto |
| 悲剧 | bēijù | tragedy |
| 戏剧 | xìjù | a drama; a play; theater; script of a play |
| 惊喜 | jīngxǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised |
| 恭喜 | gōngxǐ | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! |
Questions about 喜剧
What does 喜剧 mean?
喜剧 (xǐjù) means "a comedy" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 喜剧?
喜剧 is made of 2 characters: 喜 (12 strokes), 剧 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 喜剧 an HSK word?
Yes. 喜剧 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 喜剧 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 喜剧 is written 喜劇.
What is the opposite of 喜剧 in Chinese?
The opposite is 悲剧 (bēijù), which means tragedy. Both words follow the same pattern of an emotion plus 剧 (drama).
Can 喜剧 describe a funny real-life situation?
Yes, in casual speech people sometimes say something is 很有喜剧效果 (hěn yǒu xǐjù xiàoguǒ), meaning it has a comic effect. For simply saying something is funny, 好笑 (hǎoxiào) or 搞笑 (gǎoxiào) is more common.