Chinese Conversation · Level 64
90 words
Chinese word
台词
Pronunciation
Pinyintái cí
Meaning
- nounline
Example
他把台词背得很熟。tā bǎ tái cí bèi de hěn shú
He knows his lines by heart.
More examples
上台前他又快速复习了一遍台词。shàng tái qián tā yòu kuài sù fù xí le yí biàn tái cí
Before going on stage, he quickly reviewed his lines again.
Core concept
Words held ready for a role or situation, waiting for the cue that brings them out.
Common phrases
复习台词fù xí tái cí
review the lines
排练台词pái liàn tái cí
rehearse the lines
Similar words
对白duì bái: Words exchanged between characters in a play or screen performance.
旁白páng bái: Narration spoken from outside the scene to tell the audience about it or a character's feelings.
Definition in Chinese
剧场、影视或舞台表演中角色按剧本说的话；也可比喻为在特定场合事先准备或习惯性使用的固定说法。jù chǎng yǐng shì huò wǔ tái biáo yǎn zhōng jué sè àn jù běn shuō de huà yě kě bǐ yù wèi zài tè dìng chǎng hé shì xiān zhǔn bèi huò xí guàn xìng shǐ yòng de gù dìng shuō fǎ
Word origin
台 (tái, "stage") + 词 (cí, "words") forms the image of words assigned to a performance on a stage.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, calling a remark 台词 (táicí, "scripted words") often suggests that it sounds rehearsed rather than spontaneous.
Other meanings
- stock linenoun
Related words
- 台词表tái cí biǎoline listnoun