Chinese word

剧本

Pronunciation

Pinyinjù běn

Meaning

  • nounscript

Example

我今天读了一个新的剧本。wǒ jīn tiān dú le yí gè xīn de jù běn

I read a new script today.

Illustration for 剧本 (script)

More examples

导演打算把小说改编成剧本。dáo yǎn dǎ suàn bǎ xiǎo shuō gǎi biān chéng jù běn

The director intends to adapt the novel into a script.

Core concept

A written blueprint that organizes a story into spoken lines, actions, and a sequence for performance.

Common phrases

  • 写剧本xiě jù běn

    write a script

  • 改编剧本gǎi biān jù běn

    adapt a script

  • 电影剧本diàn yǐng jù běn

    screenplay

Similar words

脚本jiáo běn: A film or television text containing dialogue, scene descriptions, and directions for production.
台词tái cí: The lines that actors speak during a stage, film, or television performance.
戏剧xì jù: A drama written for performance in a theater.
小说xiǎo shuō: A relatively long literary story written as prose.

Definition in Chinese

用于呈现故事与表演的书面文本，包含对话、舞台说明和情节安排，供演员与制作人员参考。yòng yú chéng xiàn gù shì yǔ biáo yǎn de shū miàn wén běn bāo hán duì huà wǔ tái shuō míng hé qíng jié ān pái gōng yǎn yuán yǔ zhì zuò rén yuán cān kǎo

Word origin

剧 (jù, "drama") + 本 (běn, "book or written text") forms a written text for a drama.

Usage tips

  • In conversation about a production, this word identifies the text behind what appears on stage or screen, not the actors' performance or the finished film.

Opposites

  • 即兴表演jí xìng biáo yǎnimprovisationnoun

Related words

  • 剧本集jù běn jíscript collectionnoun
  • 剧本改编jù běn gǎi biānscript adaptationnoun

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