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戏
Trad. 戲
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(Bushou)		 戈
Strokes 4
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Decomp. 又戈
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Mandarin xì
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戏 xì trick / drama / play / show / CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
Results beginning with 戏
戏剧 xì jù a drama / a play / theater / script of a play
戏曲 xì qǔ Chinese opera
戏弄 xì nòng to play tricks on / to make fun of / to tease
戏谑 xì xuè to banter / to crack jokes / to ridicule
戏说 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
戏院 xì yuàn theater
戏称 xì chēng to jokingly call / jocular appellation
戏法 xì fǎ magic trick
戏份 xì fèn scene (in a movie etc) / one's part in a movie or play / (archaic) actor's payment
戏台 xì tái stage
戏子 xì zi (derog.) opera singer / actor
戏言 xì yán joking matter / to go back on one's words
戏耍 xì shuǎ to amuse oneself / to play with / to tease
戏码 xì mǎ item (on a program)
戏词 xì cí actor's lines (in theater)
戏仿 xì fǎng a parody / to parody
戏精 xì jīng (neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person / drama queen
戏偶 xì ǒu glove puppet / CL:尊[zun1]
戏票 xì piào (theater etc) ticket
戏侮 xì wǔ to insult
戏眼 xì yǎn the best part (of a play etc)
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戏剧性 xì jù xìng dramatic
戏剧化 xì jù huà theatrical
戏剧家 xì jù jiā dramatist / playwright
戏说剧 xì shuō jù period costume drama (on TV)
戏剧化人格违常 xì jù huà rén gé wéi cháng histrionic personality disorder (HPD)
Approximate Results for 戏
游戏 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play
演戏 yǎn xì to put on a play / to perform / fig. to pretend / to feign
拍戏 pāi xì to shoot a movie
调戏 tiáo xì to take liberties with a woman / to dally / to assail a woman with obscenities
嬉戏 xī xì to frolic / to romp
把戏 bǎ xì acrobatics / jugglery / trick / ploy
看戏 kàn xì to watch a play / to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
没戏 méi xì (coll.) not a chance / no way / hopeless
儿戏 ér xì child's play / trifling matter
有戏 yǒu xì (coll.) promising / likely to turn out well
唱戏 chàng xì to perform in opera
床戏 chuáng xì sex scene (in a movie etc)
做戏 zuò xì to act in a play / to put on a play
马戏 mǎ xì circus
京戏 Jīng xì Beijing opera / CL:齣|出[chu1]
听戏 tīng xì to attend an opera / to see an opera
裸戏 luǒ xì nude scene (in a movie)
社戏 shè xì theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival)
串戏 chuàn xì to act in a play / (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance
出戏 chū xì (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends) / (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance
导戏 dǎo xì to direct a movie or play
大戏 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera / Beijing opera / major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)
猴戏 hóu xì monkey show
接戏 jiē xì to accept an acting role
开戏 kāi xì to start an opera
傩戏 nuó xì Anhui local opera
牌戏 pái xì a card game
前戏 qián xì foreplay
入戏 rù xì (of an actor) to inhabit one's role / to become the character / (of an audience) to get involved in the drama
散戏 sàn xì end of a show
吻戏 wěn xì kissing scene (in a movie etc)
谐戏 xié xì to joke
谑戏 xuè xì fun and mockery
杂戏 zá xì acrobatics / entertainment at folk festival
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游戏机 yóu xì jī video game machine / video game console
重头戏 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity
马戏团 mǎ xì tuán circus
布袋戏 bù dài xì glove puppetry
独角戏 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk
黄梅戏 Huáng méi xì Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)
变戏法 biàn xì fǎ to perform conjuring tricks / to conjure / to juggle
样板戏 yàng bǎn xì model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
床上戏 chuáng shàng xì sex scene (in a movie etc)
皮影戏 pí yǐng xì shadow play
木偶戏 mù ǒu xì puppet show
地方戏 dì fāng xì local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
压轴戏 yā zhòu xì next-to-last item on a program (theater) / climax
独脚戏 dú jiǎo xì variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[du2 jiao3 xi4]
鬼把戏 guǐ bǎ xì sinister plot / dirty trick / cheap trick
花鼓戏 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang
变把戏 biàn bǎ xì to perform magic / to do magic tricks / prestidigitation
打游戏 dǎ yóu xì to play a game
大轴戏 dà zhòu xì last item on a program (theater)
高甲戏 gāo jiǎ xì Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan
歌仔戏 gē zǎi xì type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
花灯戏 huā dēng xì opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
开场戏 kāi chǎng xì curtain-raiser
傀儡戏 kuǐ lěi xì puppet show
老戏骨 lǎo xì gǔ (dialect) veteran actor / old trouper
柳子戏 liǔ zi xì Shandong opera
内心戏 nèi xīn xì psychological drama
人偶戏 rén ǒu xì puppet show
压台戏 yā tái xì last item on a show / grand finale
游戏场 yóu xì chǎng playground
游戏池 yóu xì chí paddling pool / wading pool
游戏说 yóu xì shuō theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
游戏王 Yóu xì wáng Yu-Gi-Oh!
掌中戏 zhǎng zhōng xì see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bu4 dai4 xi4]
折子戏 zhé zi xì opera highlights performed as independent pieces
网络游戏 wǎng luò yóu xì online game / abbr. to 網遊|网游
游戏规则 yóu xì guī zé rules of the game
电脑游戏 diàn nǎo yóu xì video
电子游戏 diàn zǐ yóu xì computer and video games
游戏手柄 yóu xì shǒu bǐng gamepad
唱对台戏 chàng duì tái xì to put on a rival show (idiom) / to set oneself up against sb / to get into confrontation
逢场作戏 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom) / to join in the fun / to play along according to local conditions
零和游戏  zero sum game
布袋戏偶 bù dài xì ǒu glove puppet (Tw)
地方戏曲 dì fāng xì qǔ local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
假戏真唱 jiǎ xì zhēn chàng fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality
联机游戏 lián jī yóu xì a network computer game
猫鼠游戏 māo shǔ yóu xì cat and mouse game
帽子戏法 mào zi xì fǎ hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
拿手好戏 ná shǒu hǎo xì the role an actor plays best (idiom) / (fig.) one's specialty / one's forte
拼板游戏 pīn bǎn yóu xì jigsaw puzzle / wood block puzzle
汽车戏院 qì chē xì yuàn drive-in theater
视同儿戏 shì tóng ér xì to regard sth as a plaything (idiom) / to consider unimportant / to view as trifling
填字游戏 tián zì yóu xì crossword
压轴好戏 yā zhòu hǎo xì see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]
游戏设备 yóu xì shè bèi gaming device / controller (for computer or console)
游戏设计 yóu xì shè jì game
游戏手把 yóu xì shǒu bà gamepad (Tw)
游戏水泵 yóu xì shuǐ bèng play pump
游戏主机 yóu xì zhǔ jī video game console
鸳鸯戏水 yuān yāng xì shuǐ lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water / fig. to make love
战争游戏 zhàn zhēng yóu xì war game
指责游戏 zhǐ zé yóu xì blame game
露天大戏院 lù tiān dà xì yuàn open-air amphitheater
权力的游戏 quán lì de yóu xì Game of Thrones (TV series)
全球村游戏 quán qiú cūn yóu xì Global Village Game
角色扮演游戏 jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì role-playing game (RPG)
中央戏剧学院 Zhōng yāng Xì jù Xué yuàn Central Academy of Drama
上海戏剧学院 Shàng hǎi Xì jù Xué yuàn Shanghai Theatrical Institute
国际戏剧学会  International Theatre Institute
城市建造游戏 chéng shì jiàn zào yóu xì city-building
改变游戏规则 gǎi biàn yóu xì guī zé moving the goal posts
好戏还在后头 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet
三个女人一台戏 sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
玩猫和老鼠的游戏 wán māo hé lǎo shǔ de yóu xì to play a cat and mouse game
宠物小精灵集换式卡片游戏 chǒng wù xiǎo jīng líng jí huàn shì kǎ piàn yóu xì Pokémon
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