jù

Traditional: 劇

HSK 6

剧 (jù) is a Chinese word meaning “theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute”.

Meanings

  1. 1theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc)
  2. 2dramatic (change, increase etc)
  3. 3acute
  4. 4severe
Part of speech
noun

Related words

剧本script; screenplay; scenario; libretto喜剧a comedy悲剧tragedy剧院theater戏剧a drama; a play; theater恶作剧practical joke电视剧TV series编剧to write a play剧场theater音乐剧(theater, cinema) a musical歌剧Western opera戏剧性dramatic

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