彩排

cǎipái

noun #5,889

Measure Word

一次彩排 cì

Meanings

1 dress rehearsal
2 rehearsal

Characters

colorful; brilliant

to arrange; to rehearse

Examples

明天有一次彩排。

Míngtiān yǒu yī cì cǎipái.

There's a rehearsal tomorrow.

演出前需要彩排两次。

Yǎnchū qián xūyào cǎipái liǎng cì.

Two rehearsals are needed before the performance.

Tips

memory

彩 (colorful) + 排 (to arrange) = a 'colorful arrangement' — a full dress rehearsal with costumes and props, as opposed to a simple run-through.

Stroke Order

彩 cǎi

排 pái