滑稽剧

滑稽劇

huájījù

noun #31,942

Measure Word

一出滑稽剧 chū

Meanings

1 comedy
2 farce
3 comic play
4 farcical situation

Characters

slippery; smooth

comical (in 滑稽)

Examples

HSK 4

这部滑稽剧让观众笑得肚子疼。

Zhè bù huájījù ràng guānzhòng xiào de dùzi téng.

This farce had the audience laughing till their stomachs hurt.

HSK 5

这场会议简直是一场滑稽剧。

Zhè chǎng huìyì jiǎnzhí shì yī chǎng huájījù.

This meeting was nothing short of a farce.

Tips

culture

滑稽剧 also names a Shanghainese theatrical genre that blends Wu-dialect comedy, satire, and song, brought to national TV in the 2000s. In everyday speech it most often means 'farce' in the figurative sense.

Stroke Order

滑 huá

稽 jī

剧 jù