theatrical play, show

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

布袋 bù dài xì glove puppetry
帽子法 mào zi xì fǎ hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
床上 chuáng shàng xì sex scene (in a movie etc)
chuáng xì sex scene (in a movie etc)
份 xì fèn scene (in a movie etc); one's part in a movie or play; (archaic) actor's payment
仿 xì fǎng parody; imitation
侮 xì wǔ to insult
劇 xì jù drama; play; theater
劇化 xì jù huà theatrical
劇化人格違常 xì jù huà rén gé wéi cháng histrionic personality disorder (HPD)
劇家 xì jù jiā dramatist; playwright
劇性 xì jù xìng dramatic
子 xì zi (derog.) opera singer; actor
弄 xì nòng to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease
曲 xì qǔ Chinese opera
法 xì fǎ magic trick
眼 xì yǎn the best part (of a play etc)
碼 xì mǎ item (on a program)
票 xì piào (theater etc) ticket
稱 xì chēng to jokingly call; jocular appellation
精 xì jīng (neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person; drama queen
耍 xì shuǎ to amuse oneself; to play with; to tease
臺 xì tái stage
言 xì yán joking matter; to go back on one's words
詞 xì cí actor's lines (in theater)