闹剧

鬧劇

nàojù

noun #9,413

Measure Word

一场闹剧 chǎng

Meanings

1 farce
2 fiasco; absurd spectacle

Characters

noisy; to make a fuss; chaotic

drama; play; theatrical performance

Examples

HSK 3

整个会议变成了一场闹剧。

Zhěnggè huìyì biànchéng le yī chǎng nàojù.

The entire meeting turned into a farce.

HSK 3

别再演这种闹剧了。

Bié zài yǎn zhèzhǒng nàojù le.

Stop putting on this kind of farce.

HSK 7-9

这场审判简直是一场闹剧。

Zhè chǎng shěnpàn jiǎnzhí shì yī chǎng nàojù.

This trial is simply a farce.

Tips

usage

闹剧 can refer to an actual comedic theatrical genre (farce), but more often it's used figuratively to describe a situation that's absurd or embarrassing - like calling something 'a circus.'

Stroke Order

闹 nào

剧 jù