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Pinyin
jù
Definition
drama / play / show / severe
剧 (jù)
1. Severe, intense, rapid.
- Example: 急剧变 (rapid change), 剧痛 (severe pain), 剧烈 (intense), 剧毒 (highly toxic), 加剧 (intensify).
2. A form of literature and art where a writer composes a specific theme for actors to perform on stage.
- Example: 戏剧 (drama), 剧本 (script), 剧情 (plot), 剧种 (theatrical genre), 剧院 (theater), 剧坛 (theatrical circle), 京剧 (Peking opera), 话剧 (spoken drama).
3. A surname.
剧 (jù)
形 (adjective)
- Original meaning: very; severe, serious.
- Morphology: phonetic and semantic compound.
1. Same as original meaning ([En.] acute; severe; intense).
- Example: 剧论 (intense debate), 剧难 (sharp questioning), 剧疵 (serious mistake), 剧暑 (extreme heat), 剧寒 (severe cold), 剧艰 (intense questioning), 剧药 (drugs with severe effects).
2. Numerous; diverse ([En.] numerous and diverse).
- Example: 剧月 (busy farming month), 剧繁 (numerous matters), 剧烦 (complex issues), 剧事 (difficult, complex affairs), 剧地 (difficult to govern area).
3. Difficult ([En.] hard).
- Example: 剧地 (dangerous area), 剧口 (distressing narration), 剧易 (very hard), 剧韵 (dangerous tone).
4. Giant, great ([En.] powerful).
- Example: 剧贼 (great thief), 剧寇 (fierce bandit), 剧恶 (great evil), 剧虏 (powerful enemy).
5. Urgent; rapid ([En.] fast).
- Example: 剧气 (shortness of breath), 剧然 (suddenly), 剧读 (rapidly read).
剧 (jù)
动 (verb)
- To play and joke.
- Example: 妾发初覆额,折花门前剧 (I was standing there joking and playing in front of the flower gate).
剧 (jù)
名 (noun)
1. Drama; play; opera ([En.] drama; play; opera).
- Example: 剧曲 (a type of theater with a story and action), 京剧 (Peking opera), 粤剧 (Cantonese opera), 评剧 (Pingju), 昆剧 (Kunqu), 越剧 (Yueju), 豫剧 (Yue opera).
2. Traffic nexus ([En.] traffic).
- Example: 剧屯 (military stronghold), 剧部 (important area), 剧旁 (thoroughfare), 剧路 (traffic route).
3. An ancient county name ([En.] Ju county). The historical site is in the southeastern part of Shouguang, Shandong Province.
Lü opera (of Shandong Province)
violent / acute / severe / fierce
script for play, opera, movie etc / screenplay / scenario
to intensify / to sharpen / to accelerate / to aggravate / to exacerbate / to embitter
theater / CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
stage play / modern drama / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
Western opera / CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1]
repertoire / list of plays or operas
comedy / CL:部[bu4],齣|出[chu1]
TV play / soap opera / CL:部[bu4]
highly toxic / extremely poisonous
acute pain / sharp pain / twinge / stab / pang
to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter
play / drama / playwriting
tragedy / calamity / atrocity
a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy