HSK · Level 4
132 words
Chinese word
戏
Pronunciation
Pinyinxì
Meaning
- nounplay
Example
我们晚上去看戏吧。wǒ men wǎn shàng qù kàn xì ba
Let's go see a play tonight.
More examples
他小时候常常跟奶奶去看戏。tā xiǎo shí hòu cháng cháng gēn nái nǎi qù kàn xì
When he was little, he often went to see plays with his grandmother.
Core concept
A staged story brought to life by actors' words, movements, and expressions.
Common phrases
看戏kàn xì
see a play
去看戏qù kàn xì
go to see a play
一出戏yì chū xì
a play
Similar words
戏剧xì jù: A dramatic work written as a story for performance on a stage.
戏曲xì qǔ: A traditional Chinese stage art that combines singing, dance, music, and acting.
演出yǎn chū: A staged production that brings a work to an audience through acting, lighting, and sound.
表演biáo yǎn: The act of playing a role through spoken lines, movements, or other actions.
Definition in Chinese
指舞台上或其他场合表演的戏剧作品或表演活动，通常由演员通过台词、动作和表情来呈现一个情节。zhǐ wǔ tái shàng huò qí tā chǎng hé biáo yǎn de xì jù zuò pǐn huò biáo yǎn huó dòng tōng cháng yóu yǎn yuán tōng guò tái cí dòng zuò hé biǎo qíng lái chéng xiàn yí gè qíng jié
Word origin
戏 (xì, "play or drama") is the simplified form of 戲 (xì, "play or drama"), whose older uses connected amusement with staged performance.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, 一出戏 (yī chū xì, "one staged work") usually counts a complete production, while 一场戏 (yī chǎng xì, "one performance or scene") can count a showing or a scene.
Other meanings
- dramanoun
- theaternoun
Opposites
- 现实xiàn shírealitynoun