How to say “theater” in Chinese
theater, auditorium
“Theater” in Chinese is 剧场, jù chǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
剧场 is read jù chǎng: 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
On the left, 居 jū hints at the sound; on the right, 刂 “knife”.
On the left, 土 “earth”.
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 “剧场”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “theater” in Chinese?
“Theater” in Chinese is 剧场, pinyin jùchǎng.
What does 剧场 mean?
剧场 (jùchǎng) means “theater, auditorium”.
How do you write 剧场?
剧场 is 2 characters: 剧 (jù) — play, drama; intense; 场 (chǎng) — ground, place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 剧场?
剧场 is read jùchǎng. Tones: jù — fourth tone, chǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“theater” in the lesson “At the theater”
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