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133 words
Chinese word
剧
Pronunciation
Pinyinjù
Meaning
- noundrama
Example
我正在看一部好看的剧。wǒ zhèng zài kàn yí bù hǎo kàn de jù
I'm watching a good drama.
More examples
昨天我们去看了一出舞台剧，演员表演很精彩。zuó tiān wǒ men qù kàn le yì chū wǔ tái jù yǎn yuán biáo yǎn hěn jīng cǎi
Yesterday we went to see a stage play, and the actors' performance was excellent.
Core concept
A performed story whose characters and plot unfold for an audience, onstage or through a screen.
Common phrases
舞台剧wǔ tái jù
stage play
现代剧xiàn dài jù
modern drama
话剧huà jù
spoken drama
Similar words
电视剧diàn shì jù: A drama made for television or the internet and divided into several episodes.
电影diàn yǐng: A screen work that presents one complete story as a film.
戏剧xì jù: A dramatic work presented live on stage through acting and spoken lines.
Definition in Chinese
指以人物、情节和对话为核心，通过舞台或屏幕上表演来呈现的戏剧性作品，既可指传统话剧，也常指电视剧或网络剧。zhǐ yǐ rén wù qíng jié hé duì huà wèi hé xīn tōng guò wǔ tái huò píng mù shàng biáo yǎn lái chéng xiàn de xì jù xìng zuò pǐn jì kě zhǐ chuán tǒng huà jù yě cháng zhǐ diàn shì jù huò wǎng luò jù
Word origin
剧 (jù, "drama") comes from the traditional form 劇 (jù, "drama"); the character's early association with intense action offers a memorable path to its later sense of an acted story.
Usage tips
- The phrase 追剧 (zhuījù, "follow a series") uses this noun for keeping up with episodes, a common conversational way to talk about a show watched over time.