How to say “Peking opera” in Chinese
Peking opera
“Peking opera” in Chinese is 京剧, jīng jù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
京剧 is read jīng 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
The same sign as in 北京 — “northern capital”. It hints at the sound of 景 jǐng and 惊 jīng.
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 “京剧”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 京剧. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你看过京剧吗？nǐkànguojīngjùmaHave you ever seen Peking opera?
- 他是中国著名的京剧演员。tāshìZhōngguózhùmíngdejīngjùyǎnyuánHe's a famous Chinese Peking opera actor.
- 京剧是中国戏曲的一种jīngjùshìZhōngguóxìqǔdeyìzhǒngPeking opera is one of the forms of traditional Chinese theater.
More words from the lesson “At the theater”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Peking opera” in Chinese?
“Peking opera” in Chinese is 京剧, pinyin jīngjù.
What does 京剧 mean?
京剧 (jīngjù) means “Peking opera”.
How do you write 京剧?
京剧 is 2 characters: 京 (jīng) — capital city; 剧 (jù) — play, drama; intense. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 京剧?
京剧 is read jīngjù. Tones: jīng — first tone, jù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“Peking opera” in the lesson “At the theater”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. 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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