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戏剧 meaning in English

xìjù

a drama; a play; theater; script of a play

HSK 5nounTraditional 戲劇16 strokes

Meaning of 戏剧

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xìjù
  1. a drama; a play; theater
  2. script of a play

How to use 戏剧

戏剧 is a fairly formal word for drama or theater as a whole field, often used in talk about art, study, or culture. For a specific stage play, people usually say 话剧 (huàjù), and for TV they say 电视剧 (diànshìjù). Example: 她在大学学习戏剧。(Tā zài dàxué xuéxí xìjù.) She studies theater at university.

戏 (xì) means play or show, as in 游戏 (yóuxì) game, and 剧 (jù) means drama, as in 电视剧 (diànshìjù) TV drama. Put a playful show together with a drama and you get 戏剧, theater as an art form.

Common mistake: Learners often use 戏剧 for a TV series. Chinese speakers say 电视剧 or 连续剧 for that. Also keep both syllables in the fourth tone: xì jù, not xí jú.

戏剧 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ正zhèng在zài学xué习xí英yīng文wén戏xì剧jù。
I'm studying English drama.
他tā们men不bú是shì在zài打dǎ架jià，而ér是shì在zài排pái练liàn戏xì剧jù。
They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play.
他tā在zài大dà学xué主zhǔ修xiū戏xì剧jù。
He majored in drama at college.
汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ丽lì的de故gù事shì富fù有yǒu戏xì剧jù性xìng。
Tom and Mary's story is very theatrical.
他tā们men把bǎ这zhè本běn小xiǎo说shuō变biàn成chéng戏xì剧jù。
They made the novel into a drama.

Stroke order for each character

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戏 xì · trick · 6 strokes

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剧 jù · theatrical work · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 戏剧.

游戏yóuxìgame (CL:場|场[chang3]); to play
剧场jùchǎngtheater
电视剧diànshìjùTV series; TV drama
连续剧liánxùjùTV series
话剧huàjùstage play; modern drama
京剧jīngjùBeijing opera
剧本jùběnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto
悲剧bēijùtragedy
喜剧xǐjùa comedy
游戏机yóuxìjīvideo game machine; video game console
戏曲xìqǔChinese opera
剧院jùyuàntheater

Questions about 戏剧

What does 戏剧 mean?

戏剧 (xìjù) means "a drama; a play; theater; script of a play" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 戏剧?

戏剧 is made of 2 characters: 戏 (6 strokes), 剧 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 戏剧 an HSK word?

Yes. 戏剧 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 戏剧 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 戏剧 is written 戲劇.

What does 戏剧性 mean?

戏剧性 (xìjùxìng) means dramatic, like a sudden or surprising turn of events. For example, 结果很有戏剧性 means the result was quite dramatic.

What is the difference between 戏剧 and 京剧?

戏剧 is the general word for drama or theater. 京剧 (jīngjù) is one specific traditional form, Beijing opera, with singing, costumes, and painted faces.

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