哑剧

啞劇

yǎjù

noun #21,923

Measure Word

一场哑剧 chǎng

Meanings

1 mime
2 pantomime
3 dumb show

Characters

mute/unable to speak

play/drama/theater

Examples

他擅长表演哑剧。

Tā shàncháng biǎoyǎn yǎjù.

He excels at performing mime.

两人的争吵就像一场哑剧。

Liǎng rén de zhēngchǎo jiù xiàng yī chǎng yǎjù.

The argument between the two of them was like a pantomime.

Tips

memory

哑 means 'mute/unable to speak' and 剧 means 'play/drama' — so 哑剧 is literally a 'mute play', which perfectly describes mime or pantomime performance without words.

Stroke Order

哑 yǎ

剧 jù