English–Chinese
“play” in Chinese
How to say “play” in Chinese
“Play” in Chinese is 戏剧 (xì jù).
A live story takes shape before an audience through actors' speech and movement.
Example sentences with 戏剧
学者讨论了这出古典戏剧的历史意义。xué zhě tǎo lùn le zhè chū gú diǎn xì jù de lì shǐ yì yì
Scholars discussed the historical meaning of this classical play.
Tips for using 戏剧
- English speakers may hear "drama" as conflict in real life, but this Chinese noun normally points to an artistic work or performance.
Other Chinese words for “play”
请把这首歌播放一下。qǐng bǎ zhè shǒu gē bō fàng yí xià
Please play this song.
她在音乐会上演奏了钢琴。tā zài yīn yuè huì shàng yǎn zòu le gāng qín
She played the piano at the concert.
我们一起去公园玩儿吧。wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán wánr ba
Let's go to the park and play together.
我会弹钢琴。wǒ huì tán gāng qín
I can play the piano.
我们晚上去看戏吧。wǒ men wǎn shàng qù kàn xì ba
Let's go see a play tonight.
孩子们在公园里玩耍。hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ wán shuǎ
The children are playing in the park.
学校准备上演一出短话剧。xué xiào zhǔn bèi shàng yǎn yì chū duǎn huà jù
The school is preparing to stage a short play.
孩子们在公园玩得很开心。hái zi men zài gōng yuán wán de hěn kāi xīn
The children are playing happily in the park.