戏 xì

theatrical play, show

HSK 3 #1033

DEFINITIONS

  • theatrical play, show
  • variant of 戲|戏[xi4]
  • trick
  • drama
  • play
  • show
  • CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]

STROKES

WORDS

压轴戏 yā zhòu xì next-to-last item on a program (theater); climax
戏子 xì zi (derog.) opera singer; actor
戏称 xì chēng to jokingly call; jocular appellation
唱对台戏 chàng duì tái xì to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb; to get into confrontation
戏言 xì yán joking matter; to go back on one's words
猴戏 hóu xì monkey show
傀儡戏 kuǐ lěi xì puppet show
唱戏 chàng xì to perform in opera
戏剧家 xì jù jiā dramatist; playwright
戏曲 xì qǔ Chinese opera
戏台 xì tái stage
皮影戏 pí yǐng xì shadow play
三个女人一台戏 sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上海戏剧学院 shàng hǎi xì jù xué yuàn Shanghai Theatrical Institute
中央戏剧学院 zhōng yāng xì jù xué yuàn Central Academy of Drama
京戏 jīng xì Beijing opera; CL:齣|出[chu1]
人偶戏 rén ǒu xì puppet show
假戏真唱 jiǎ xì zhēn chàng fiction comes true; play-acting that turns into reality
做戏 zuò xì to act in a play; to put on a play
傩戏 nuó xì Anhui local opera
入戏 rù xì (of an actor) to inhabit one's role; to become the character; (of an audience) to get involved in the drama
内心戏 nèi xīn xì psychological drama
出戏 chū xì (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance
前戏 qián xì foreplay
地方戏 dì fāng xì local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
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