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Meaning of 戏

Pinyin xì、 hū

Radical

戈

Strokes

Definition

trick / drama / play / show

Usage

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戏 xì 1. 玩耍。 [En.] to play. 2. 嘲弄，开玩笑。 [En.] to tease; to joke. 3. 戏剧，也指杂技。 [En.] drama; referring also to acrobatics. 玩耍：游～。儿～。嬉～。～豫（嬉游逸乐）。二龙～珠。 [En.] Playing: to go on excursions (游戏), playing around (儿戏), merrymaking (嬉戏), enjoying leisure activities (戏豫), like "two dragons playing with pearls"(二龙戏珠). 嘲弄，开玩笑：～言。～弄。～谑（用诙谐有趣的话开玩笑）。 [En.] Teasing, joking: mockery (戏言), to make a plaything of (戏弄), jesting (戏谑). 戏剧，也指杂技：一出～。黄梅～。看～。演～。皮影～。 [En.] Drama, also referring to acrobatics: a performance (一出戏), Huangmei opera (黄梅戏), to watch a play (看戏), to perform (演戏), shadow play (皮影戏). **戏** xì **Noun** 【本义】:一种兵器 [En.] Primary meaning: a type of weapon. 【造字法】:形声。从戈。䖒( xī)声。 [En.] Etymology: form and sound character; composed of 戈 and sounding like 䖒 (xī). 1. 同本义 ([En.] weapon) 2. 假借为“麾”。军队中的帅旗 ([En.] flag) 3. 侧翼 ([En.] side wing) 4. 指歌舞杂技等的表演 ([En.] play; sport) 5. 戏剧 ([En.] drama; play) 6. 游戏 ([En.] game) 7. 姓 **戏** xì **Verb** 1. 角斗，角力 ([En.] to wrestle) 2. 开玩笑，耍笑捉弄 ([En.] to make fun of) 3. 游戏;戏耍 ([En.] to play) 4. 另见 hū **戏** xì 1. 〔於（wū）～〕同“呜呼”。 [En.] Same as "wū hū" (to sigh). **戏** hū 1. 戯、戲 hū 2. ——“於戏”( wūhū):同“呜呼”( wūhū) 3. 另见 xì; huī **戏** huī **Noun** 通“麾”。将军的旌旗 ([En.] standard of a commander). **戏** huī **Verb** 1. 指挥 ([En.] command; direct). 2. 另见 hū; xì

唱戏 chàng xì

to perform in opera

嬉戏 xī xì

to frolic / fun / a romp

帽子戏法 mào zi xì fǎ

hat trick (when one player scores three goals)

戏弄 xì nòng

to play tricks on / to make fun of / to tease

游戏 yóu xì

game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play

戏称 xì chēng

to jokingly call / jocular appellation

戏曲 xì qǔ

Chinese opera

游戏机 yóu xì jī

video game / game machine

网络游戏 wǎng luò yóu xì

online game

演戏 yǎn xì

to put on a play / to perform / fig. to pretend / to feign

戏剧性 xì jù xìng

dramatic

把戏 bǎ xì

acrobatics / jugglery / cheap trick / game

百戏 bǎi xì

acrobatics

戏台 xì tái

stage

好戏 hǎo xì

good play

大戏 dà xì

large-scale Chinese opera / Beijing opera / major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)

儿戏 ér xì

child's play / trifling matter

戏剧家 xì jù jiā

dramatist / playwright

调戏 tiáo xì

to take liberties with a woman / to dally / to assail a woman with obscenities

戏子 xì zi

(derog.) opera singer / actor

拿手好戏 ná shǒu hǎo xì

the role an actor plays best (idiom) / (fig.) one's specialty / one's forte

傀儡戏 kuǐ lěi xì

puppet show

戏侮 xì wǔ

to insult

戏剧 xì jù

drama / play / theater

猴戏 hóu xì

monkey show

傩戏 nuó xì

Anhui local opera

歌仔戏 gē zǎi xì

type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian

滑稽戏 huá jī xì

farce / low comedy

戏耍 xì shuǎ

to amuse oneself / to play with / to tease

耍把戏 shuǎ bǎ xì

juggle / play tricks / be up to one's tricks

戏谑 xì xuè

to banter / to crack jokes / to ridicule

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