绍兴戏

紹興戲

shàoxīngxì

noun

Meanings

1 Shaoxing opera (another name for Yue opera)
2 Shaoxing drama

Characters

Shao (part of 绍兴)

Examples

HSK 3

奶奶年轻时最爱听绍兴戏。

Nǎinai niánqīng shí zuì ài tīng shàoxīngxì.

When Grandma was young she loved listening to Shaoxing opera most of all.

HSK 7-9

绍兴戏现在一般叫越剧。

Shàoxīngxì xiànzài yìbān jiào yuèjù.

Shaoxing opera is now generally called Yue opera.

Tips

usage

绍兴戏 is the older, colloquial name for what is now officially 越剧 (Yue opera) - China's second-largest opera form, known for all-female casts and tender love stories. The name also historically referred to 绍剧 around the 1911 revolution.

Stroke Order

绍 shào

兴 xīng

戏 xì