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剧场 (jù chǎng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

剧场 (jù chǎng) is a Chinese word: theater. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 剧场

名 míng noun

theater

我们今晚去剧场看演出。

wǒ men jīn wǎn qù jù chǎng kàn yǎn chū

We're going to the theater tonight to watch a performance.

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Word breakdown

剧 jù — drama, play, theatrical performance

Words with this character (17)
  • 1 京剧 jīng jù — Peking Opera HSK 4
    • 京 Beijing (capital city)
    • 剧 opera, drama, theatrical performance
    Example

    我昨天看了一场精彩的京剧表演。

    wǒ zuó tiān kàn le yì chǎng jīng cǎi de jīng jù biǎo yǎn

    I watched a wonderful Peking Opera performance yesterday.

  • 2 剧院 jù yuàn — theater HSK 4
    • 剧 drama, theatrical performance
    • 院 building, institution, venue
    Example

    我们今晚去剧院看戏。

    wǒ men jīn wǎn qù jù yuàn kàn xì

    We're going to the theater to watch a play tonight.

  • 3 电视剧 diàn shì jù — TV series HSK 4
    • 电 electric/electricity (forms 'television' with next character)
    • 视 vision/viewing (completes 'television')
    • 剧 drama/play/series (specifies the type of television content)
    Example

    她最喜欢看韩国电视剧。

    tā zuì xǐ huan kàn hán guó diàn shì jù

    She likes watching Korean TV series the most.

  • 4 话剧 huà jù — stage play HSK 4
    • 话 spoken, dialogue (emphasizing spoken performance)
    • 剧 drama, play (the theatrical performance)
    Example

    我们明天去看一场话剧。

    wǒ men míng tiān qù kàn yì chǎng huà jù

    We're going to see a stage play tomorrow.

  • 5 戏剧 xì jù — drama HSK 5
    • 戏 theatrical performance, play
    • 剧 dramatic work, theatrical piece
    Example

    中国古典戏剧有悠久的历史。

    Zhōng guó gǔ diǎn xì jù yǒu yōu jiǔ de lì shǐ

    Chinese classical drama has a long history.

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  • 6 剧本 jù běn — script HSK 6
    • 剧 drama, theatrical performance
    • 本 text, written version
    Example

    他正在写一个电影剧本。

    tā zhèng zài xiě yí gè diàn yǐng jù běn

    He is writing a movie script.

  • 7 剧烈 jù liè — intense HSK 6
    • 剧 dramatic, severe
    • 烈 fierce, violent
    Example

    运动后他的心跳变得剧烈。

    yùn dòng hòu tā de xīn tiào biàn de jù liè

    After exercising, his heartbeat became intense.

  • 8 加剧 jiā jù — to intensify, to aggravate HSK 6
    • 加 to add, to increase
    • 剧 severe, intense, drastic
    Example

    气候变化加剧了干旱问题。

    qì hòu biàn huà jiā jù le gān hàn wèn tí

    Climate change has intensified the drought problem.

  • 9 喜剧 xǐ jù — comedy HSK 6
    • 喜 joy, happiness, amusement
    • 剧 drama, play, theatrical performance
    Example

    这部喜剧电影让观众笑得很开心。

    zhè bù xǐ jù diàn yǐng ràng guān zhòng xiào de hěn kāi xīn

    This comedy film made the audience laugh happily.

  • 10 悲剧 bēi jù — tragedy HSK 6
    • 悲 sad, sorrowful, tragic (emotional quality)
    • 剧 drama, play, severe situation
    Example

    那场火灾是一场真正的悲剧。

    nà chǎng huǒ zāi shì yì chǎng zhēn zhèng de bēi jù

    That fire was a real tragedy.

  • 11 剧变 jù biàn — dramatic change HSK 7
    • 剧 dramatic, intense, extreme
    • 变 change, transform
    Example

    这个城市在过去十年里发生了剧变。

    zhè ge chéng shì zài guò qù shí nián lǐ fā shēng le jù biàn

    This city has undergone dramatic changes in the past ten years.

  • 12 剧情 jù qíng — plot HSK 7
    • 剧 drama, theatrical performance
    • 情 situation, circumstances, development
    Example

    这部电影的剧情很复杂。

    zhè bù diàn yǐng de jù qíng hěn fù zá

    This movie's plot is very complex.

  • 13 剧目 jù mù — repertoire; theatrical program HSK 7
    • 剧 drama; theatrical performance
    • 目 item; entry; program listing
    Example

    这个剧院今年推出了很多新剧目。

    zhè ge jù yuàn jīn nián tuī chū le hěn duō xīn jù mù

    This theater has launched many new programs this year.

  • 14 急剧 jí jù — drastic, rapid HSK 7
    • 急 urgent, rapid, quick
    • 剧 intense, severe, extreme
    Example

    气温急剧下降。

    qì wēn jí jù xià jiàng

    The temperature dropped drastically.

  • 15 恶作剧 è zuò jù — prank HSK 7
    • 恶 mischievous, naughty
    • 作 to do, to make
    • 剧 dramatic, intense (intensifies the action)
    Example

    他喜欢对朋友恶作剧。

    tā xǐ huān duì péng yǒu è zuò jù

    He likes to play pranks on his friends.

  • 16 歌剧 gē jù — opera HSK 7
    • 歌 song, singing
    • 剧 drama, theatrical performance
    Example

    他昨晚去看了一场歌剧。

    tā zuó wǎn qù kàn le yī chǎng gē jù

    He went to see an opera last night.

  • 17 编剧 biān jù — to write a screenplay/script HSK 7
    • 编 to write, to compile
    • 剧 drama, script, play
    Example

    他正在为这部电影编剧。

    tā zhèng zài wèi zhè bù diàn yǐng biān jù

    He is writing the screenplay for this movie.

场 chǎng — venue, place, hall

Words with this character (37)
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Structure & writing
1 剧 jù — drama; theatrical play

剧 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 居 jū — to reside; to live
居 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 3
据 jù to occupy; to seize
HSK 4
剧 jù drama; theatrical play
1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
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到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
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别 bié to part; to separate
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刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
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划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
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创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
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刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
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刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

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2 场 chǎng — a place or large area suited for certain needs

场 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 土 tǔ — soil; earth (mixture of sand, clay, etc. on the ground)
土 is a component in 76 characters
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再 zài twice; a second time 去 qù to go (away from the speaker, opposite of 来) 在 zài to exist; to live 坐 zuò to sit (resting buttocks on a chair or other surface) 块 kuài lump; chunk; clump
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里 lǐ inner lining (of clothing, bedding, etc.); reverse side of a fabric
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周 zhōu periphery; circle 地 dì the Earth, one of the eight planets in the solar system 场 chǎng a place or large area suited for certain needs 坏 huài evil; vicious; destructive 走 zǒu to walk; (of birds or animals) to move the feet forward alternately
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城 chéng city wall 境 jìng border; boundary; frontier
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压 yā to press down on an object (often from above) 圾 jī used in 垃圾: ① refuse, trash, waste matter; ② fig. harmful elements in society 址 zhǐ location of a building; foundation 垃 lā used in 垃圾 (lājī): ① garbage, refuse ② (attributive) worthless or harmful 基 jī foundation; base of a building
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堂 táng main hall; large imposing room 堵 dǔ to block; to obstruct 塑 sù to model; to sculpt 填 tián to fill up or level a hollow place 增 zēng to increase (opposite of 减) 幸 xìng happy; fortunate 盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals 社 shè earth deity, and the place, day, and rites for worshipping it in ancient times 肚 dù belly; abdomen
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均 jūn even; equal 型 xíng mold; model 域 yù territory; domain within defined boundaries 培 péi to heap soil around the base of a plant or embankment 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things
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墙 qiáng wall (built of brick, stone, etc. to support a roof or divide spaces)
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吐 tǔ to spit out (something from the mouth) 坛 tán raised platform used for ceremonies such as sacrifices or military oaths, typically built of earth and stone 坡 pō slope; incline 埋 mái to cover with sand, soil, or other material 塔 tǎ pagoda (Buddhist tower, originally housing sacred relics, polygonal or square with tapering tiers)
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壁 bì wall 壤 rǎng loose, soft soil 尘 chén dust, flying dirt 庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement
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啬 sè miserly, stingy with money or possessions 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 坊 fāng lane or alley (used in urban street names) 坎 kǎn one of the Eight Trigrams, symbol '☵', representing water 坑 kēng pit; hollow depression
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坝 bà dam or embankment built to block or protect against a river 坟 fén grave mound; burial mound 坠 zhuì to fall; to drop down 坦 tǎn flat and wide 坪 píng flat open ground 坷 kě (lit.) used in '坎坷': ① (of roads) bumpy and uneven (opposite of '平坦'); ② figuratively, hardship and frustration; going poorly; unfulfilled 垄 lǒng ridge of soil in a ploughed field for planting crops 垒 lěi defensive wall or fortification in ancient military camps 垦 kěn to reclaim wasteland, to open up land for cultivation 垫 diàn to prop up, pad, or line something to raise, thicken, level, or insulate it 垮 kuǎ to collapse, to cave in 堕 duò to fall, to drop down 堡 bǎo fort; fortress 堤 dī embankment; dike built along a river, lake, or sea 堪 kān can; be able to; be worthy of 塌 tā to collapse, cave in 塘 táng embankment; dike 墅 shù villa; garden-style residence for leisure (usually in suburbs or scenic areas) 墓 mù grave; tomb 墟 xū ruins; a deserted place formerly inhabited by many people 墨 mò ink stick (made from soot or pine smoke); also the liquid ink made by grinding it with water 寺 sì ancient government office 捏 niē to pinch (with thumb and fingers) 杜 dù birchleaf pear tree (a deciduous tree with small, astringent fruit, used as main rootstock for grafting pears) 灶 zào stove or cooking range made of brick, earth, stone, or metal 牡 mǔ male (of birds and animals, opposite of 牝) 疆 jiāng border, boundary 睦 mù harmonious; amicable 赤 chì red; a shade slightly lighter than vermilion
2.2 勿 wù — do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion)
勿 is a component in 6 characters
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场 chǎng a place or large area suited for certain needs
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易 yì easy; not difficult (opposite of 难) 物 wù thing; object; matter
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忽 hū careless, inattentive
HSK 6
匆 cōng hurried; hasty
HSK 7
吻 wěn lips

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