Chinese word

剧团

Pronunciation

Pinyinjù tuán

Meaning

nountheater troupe

Example

这个剧团下个月要来我们学校演出。zhè ge jù tuán xià gè yuè yào lái wǒ men xué xiào yǎn chū

This theater troupe will perform at our school next month.

More examples

那家剧团以话剧见长，演员很专业。nà jiā jù tuán yǐ huà jù jiàn zhǎng yǎn yuán hěn zhuān yè

That theater troupe is known for spoken drama, and its actors are very professional.

Core concept

A working theater company whose members bring a play from rehearsal to live performance.

Common phrases

话剧剧团huà jù jù tuán
spoken-drama troupe
儿童剧团ér tóng jù tuán
children's theater troupe
职业剧团zhí yè jù tuán
professional theater troupe
成立剧团chéng lì jù tuán
establish a theater troupe

Similar words

团体tuán tǐ: A group organized for a common purpose or shared activity.
团队tuán duì: A team formed to cooperate on a job, project, or duty.
剧组jù zǔ: The actors and production staff working together on a film or television shoot.
话剧团huà jù tuán: A troupe that performs modern plays centered on spoken dialogue.

Definition in Chinese

以表演戏剧为主要活动的团体，负责排练、制作并进行舞台演出。yǐ biáo yǎn xì jù wéi zhǔ yào huó dòng de tuán tǐ fù zé pái liàn zhì zuò bìng jìn xíng wǔ tái yǎn chū

Word origin

剧团 (jùtuán, "theater troupe") is formed from 剧 (jù, "drama") and 团 (tuán, "group"), linking the type of work directly to the people organized to present it.

Usage tips

A genre label placed before this noun identifies the kind of productions the company presents, which makes the word useful when discussing different kinds of stage work.

Related words

剧团长jù tuán zhǎngtroupe directornoun