马戏

馬戲

mǎxì

noun HSK 7-9 #16,281

Measure Word

一场马戏 chǎng

Meanings

1 circus
2 circus performance

Characters

show; play; drama

Examples

孩子们都喜欢看马戏表演。

Háizi men dōu xǐhuan kàn mǎxì biǎoyǎn.

Children all love watching circus performances.

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