评剧

評劇

píngjù

noun

Meanings

1 Pingju opera
2 Ping opera (traditional regional opera of northern China)

Characters

to comment / narrate

Examples

奶奶最爱听评剧。

Nǎinai zuì ài tīng píngjù.

Grandma loves listening to Pingju opera most.

《刘巧儿》是一出有名的评剧。

《 Liú Qiǎo ér 》 shì yì chū yǒumíng de píngjù.

Liu Qiao'er is a famous Pingju opera.

评剧起源于河北。

Píngjù qǐyuán yú Héběi.

Pingju opera originated in Hebei.

Tips

culture

One of the five major Chinese opera forms. Developed in early 20th-century Hebei/Tianjin out of folk song 莲花落. Sung in northern vernacular — more accessible than 京剧 to ordinary audiences, which is why it became popular in Mao-era reform works.

Stroke Order

评 píng

剧 jù