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

皮影 pí yǐng xì shadow play
kàn xì to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
shè xì theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival)
骨 lǎo xì gǔ (dialect) veteran actor; old trouper
聯機遊 lián jī yóu xì a network computer game
tīng xì to attend an opera; to see an opera
花燈 huā dēng xì opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
花鼓 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang
luǒ xì nude scene (in a movie)
視同兒 shì tóng ér xì to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant; to view as trifling
角色扮演遊 jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì role-playing game (RPG)
調 tiáo xì to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
xié xì to joke
xuè xì fun and mockery
法 biàn xì fǎ to perform conjuring tricks; to conjure; to juggle
變把 biàn bǎ xì to perform magic; to do magic tricks; prestidigitation
貓鼠遊 māo shǔ yóu xì cat and mouse game
逢場作 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions
yóu xì game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play
場 yóu xì chǎng playground
手把 yóu xì shǒu bà gamepad (Tw)
機 yóu xì jī video game; game machine
王 yóu xì wáng Yu-Gi-Oh!
設備 yóu xì shè bèi gaming device; controller (for computer or console)
說 yóu xì shuō theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)