戏班 (xìbān) · opera troupe, theatrical troupe

Measure Word

一个戏班 gè

HSK 5

他十岁就进了戏班学唱戏。

Tā shí suì jiù jìn le xìbān xué chàngxì.

He joined an opera troupe at ten to learn to sing opera.

HSK 7-9

旧时的戏班常年四处奔波，哪儿有庙会就去哪儿唱戏。

Jiùshí de xìbān chángnián sìchù bēnbō, nǎr yǒu miàohuì jiù qù nǎr chàngxì.

Opera troupes in the old days were always on the road, going wherever there was a temple fair.

usage

Also 戏班子 in speech. 班 is a troupe here, and 班底 first meant a troupe's supporting players. A modern state or city company is a 剧团.

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