Theatre and Drama in Mandarin Chinese

A list of 30 common words and phrases related to theatre and drama in Mandarin Chinese with English translations and examples.

31 words in this list

话剧 (huà jù) → play

🗣️ 我们去看一场话剧。 (Let's go watch a play.)

演出 (yǎn chū) → performance

🗣️ 这是一场精彩的演出。 (This is a wonderful performance.)

演员 (yǎn yuán) → actor/actress

🗣️ 这个演员演技很好。 (This actor has good acting skills.)

舞蹈 (wǔ dǎo) → dance

🗣️ 这个舞蹈很优美。 (This dance is very graceful.)

布景 (bù jǐng) → set design

🗣️ 这个布景设计得很好。 (This set design is very well done.)

音效 (yīn xiào) → sound effects

🗣️ 这些音效很逼真。 (These sound effects are very realistic.)

演出票 (yǎn chū piào) → performance ticket

🗣️ 我买了两张演出票。 (I bought two performance tickets.)

剧本 (jù běn) → script

🗣️ 这个剧本很有趣。 (This script is very interesting.)

角色 (jué sè) → role

🗣️ 她在这部戏中扮演女主角。 (She plays the leading role in this play.)

排练 (pái liàn) → rehearsal

🗣️ 我们需要进行排练。 (We need to have a rehearsal.)

话剧演员 (huà jù yǎn yuán) → play actor/actress

🗣️ 这个话剧演员表演得很出色。 (This play actor/actress performs very well.)

舞台 (wǔ tái) → stage

🗣️ 演员们在舞台上表演。 (The actors perform on the stage.)

音乐 (yīn yuè) → music

🗣️ 这个音乐很动听。 (This music is very pleasant to listen to.)

舞台剧 (wǔ tái jù) → stage play

🗣️ 我喜欢看舞台剧。 (I like watching stage plays.)

话剧院 (huà jù yuàn) → playhouse

🗣️ 这个话剧院很有名。 (This playhouse is very famous.)

剧场 (jù chǎng) → theater

🗣️ 我们去剧场看戏。 (Let's go to the theater to watch a play.)

配乐 (pèi yuè) → music accompaniment

🗣️ 这个配乐很适合这个场景。 (This music accompaniment is very suitable for this scene.)

演出时间 (yǎn chū shí jiān) → performance time

🗣️ 演出时间是晚上七点。 (The performance time is 7 pm.)

导演 (dǎo yǎn) → director

🗣️ 这位导演很有才华。 (This director is very talented.)

唱歌 (chàng gē) → sing

🗣️ 他在剧中唱歌。 (He sings in the play.)

表演 (biǎo yǎn) → perform

🗣️ 他很喜欢表演。 (He enjoys performing.)

台词 (tái cí) → lines

🗣️ 他忘记了自己的台词。 (He forgot his lines.)

幕布 (mù bù) → curtain

🗣️ 幕布落下了。 (The curtain has fallen.)

演出家 (yǎn chū jiā) → performer

🗣️ 他是一位优秀的演出家。 (He is an excellent performer.)

演技 (yǎn jì) → acting skills

🗣️ 他的演技很出色。 (His acting skills are excellent.)

服装 (fú zhuāng) → costume

🗣️ 这些服装很漂亮。 (These costumes are very beautiful.)

灯光 (dēng guāng) → lighting

🗣️ 这个灯光设计很棒。 (This lighting design is great.)

彩排 (cǎi pái) → dress rehearsal

🗣️ 我们需要进行一次彩排。 (We need to have a dress rehearsal.)

导演台 (dǎo yǎn tái) → director's chair

🗣️ 导演坐在导演台上。 (The director sits on the director's chair.)

舞台设计 (wǔ tái shè jì) → stage design

🗣️ 这个舞台设计很精美。 (This stage design is very exquisite.)

化妆 (huà zhuāng) → makeup

🗣️ 她需要化妆才能上台表演。 (She needs makeup before she can perform on stage.)

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