哑剧

啞劇

yǎjù

noun #21,923

Measure Word

一场哑剧 chǎng

Meanings

1 mime
2 pantomime
3 dumb show

Characters

mute/unable to speak

play/drama/theater

Examples

HSK 7-9

他擅长表演哑剧。

Tā shàncháng biǎoyǎn yǎjù.

He excels at performing mime.

HSK 7-9

两人的争吵就像一场哑剧。

Liǎng rén de zhēngchǎo jiù xiàng yī chǎng yǎjù.

The argument between the two of them was like a pantomime.

Tips

memory

哑 means 'mute/unable to speak' and 剧 means 'play/drama' - so 哑剧 is literally a 'mute play', which perfectly describes mime or pantomime performance without words.

Stroke Order

哑 yǎ

剧 jù