戏
曲

Chinese opera in Chinese: 戏曲 (xì qǔ)

xì qǔ

Chinese opera

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 戲曲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1Chinese opera

Stroke order

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戏
曲

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧˋ

xì

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄩˇ

qǔ

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

戏曲

Simplified

戲曲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 爷爷最爱听传统戏曲。

    yé ye zuì ài tīng chuán tǒng xì qǔ。

    Grandpa loves listening to traditional Chinese opera the most.

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Related words

戏

xì

trick

曲

qǔ

tune

游戏

yóu xì

game

戏剧

xì jù

a drama

歌曲

gē qǔ

song

乐曲

yuè qǔ

musical composition

弯曲

wān qū

to bend

马戏

mǎ xì

circus

扭曲

niǔ qū

to twist

拍戏

pāi xì

to shoot a movie

曲线

qū xiàn

curve

曲折

qū zhé

winding

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