戏剧 (xì jù): drama

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: drama
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

a drama
a play
theater
script of a play

Chinese explanation

一种通过演员在舞台上表演故事来反映社会生活的艺术形式，包括话剧、歌剧、戏曲等
也指脚本或剧本，即供舞台演出的文字作品
还比喻事情发展像演戏一样富有变化或充满冲突。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

trick

theatrical work (play

Example sentences

Last weekend, my classmate and I went to the theater to see a Beijing opera. Although we couldn't understand some of the lines, the brilliant dramatic conflict still moved us deeply.

He originally studied finance, but later discovered he was more interested in acting, so he changed his major to drama.

This TV series is very dramatic; every episode has unexpected twists that make it hard to stop watching.

In Chinese literature class, the teacher introduced Cao Yu's 'Thunderstorm' to us, saying it is a classic work of modern Chinese drama.

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