剧场

劇場

jùchǎng

noun HSK 3 #5,674

Measure Word

一座剧场 zuò

Meanings

1 theater
2 playhouse

Characters

drama; play; intense

field; venue; place

Examples

HSK 4

剧场里的灯光暗了下来。

Jùchǎng lǐ de dēngguāng àn le xiàlái.

The lights in the theater dimmed.

HSK 5

我们明天去剧场看戏。

Wǒmen míngtiān qù jùchǎng kàn xì.

We are going to the theater to watch a play tomorrow.

HSK 7-9

这座剧场可以容纳一千人。

Zhè zuò jùchǎng kěyǐ róngnà yī qiān rén.

This theater can hold a thousand people.

Tips

culture

Traditional Chinese theater includes 京剧 (Beijing opera), 越剧 (Yue opera), and 粤剧 (Cantonese opera). Many cities have historic 剧场 dedicated to these art forms.

Stroke Order

剧 jù

场 chǎng