戏

The character "戏" has 6 strokes. "戏" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "戏" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "戏" are "xì" "hū" . View the stroke order of "戏">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "戏"

v.: play; sport; make fun of; play a joke (on)

n.: drama; play; show

• play : v.玩；玩耍；参加；合作；买某人的账；扮演；演奏；移动；显现；消逝；晃动；摇曳；变幻；让…挣扎得筋疲力尽
• sport : n.运动；大度的人；持特定态度的人；突变；芽变；乐趣；消遣；老兄；愉悦；笑柄
• make fun of : 取笑, 嘲弄
• drama : n.戏；剧；戏剧性事件；戏剧性场面；戏剧性
• show : v.显示；使被看见；显露；证明；表明；展示；展现；出示；播出；引导；给…看

Form words with "戏"

弹球戏 pinball (game)

柳琴戏 Liuqin opera ［a local opera popular in parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, and Anhui provinces］

篷帐戏 tent show

票友戏 amateur theatricals

唱功戏 Chinese opera episode with singing (rather than acrobatics, etc) as its main feature

一阵戏笑声 a burst of merry laughter

Example phrases using "戏"

• 戏还可以，但我还是喜欢读原作。

  The play’s OK, but I still prefer the book.

• 跟以前的戏相比，这出戏有些瘟。

  It was a tame opera in comparison to the previous ones.

• 那出戏给了她一展才华的好机会。

  The play was an excellent vehicle for her talents.

• 这部戏至少有一两幕要被删掉。

  At least one or two scenes have to be left out of the play.

• 他俩常在一起配角，合演过很多戏。

  They often co-star and have performed many plays.

• 这出戏使所有的观众为之倾倒。

  The play had an overwhelming fascination for all the spectators.

• 这出戏雅俗共赏，很受欢迎。

  The play is very popular with both intellectuals and the general public.

• 这出戏被重新搬上了舞台。

  The play is back on the boards.

• 这出戏可能会冲犯一些人。

  The play is liable to offend some people.

• 这个戏最近就要上演了。

  This play will soon be staged.