马戏

馬戲

mǎxì

noun #16,281

Measure Word

一场马戏 chǎng

Meanings

1 circus
2 circus performance

Characters

show; play; drama

Examples

HSK 3

孩子们都喜欢看马戏表演。

Háizi men dōu xǐhuan kàn mǎxì biǎoyǎn.

Children all love watching circus performances.

HSK 5

马戏团来到了我们的城市。

Mǎxìtuán láidào le wǒmen de chéngshì.

The circus troupe came to our city.

Tips

memory

马 (horse) + 戏 (show/play) - originally performances featuring horse tricks, now refers to circus in general.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

戏 xì