How to say “tragedy” in Chinese
tragedy
“Tragedy” in Chinese is 悲剧, bēi jù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
悲剧 is read bēi jù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 心 “heart”; on top, 非 fēi hints at the reading, as it also does in 辈 bèi.
On the left, 居 jū hints at the sound; on the right, 刂 “knife”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “悲剧”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 悲剧. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是一部爱情悲剧zhèshìyíbùàiqíngbēijùThis is a love tragedy.
- 这部悲剧的结尾很感人zhèbùbēijùdejiéwěihěngǎnrénThe ending of this tragedy is very moving.
More words from the lesson “Plot and character”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tragedy” in Chinese?
“Tragedy” in Chinese is 悲剧, pinyin bēijù.
What does 悲剧 mean?
悲剧 (bēijù) means “tragedy”.
How do you write 悲剧?
悲剧 is 2 characters: 悲 (bēi) — grief, sorrow; 剧 (jù) — play, drama; intense. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 悲剧?
悲剧 is read bēijù. Tones: bēi — first tone, jù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tragedy” in the lesson “Plot and character”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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