编剧

編劇

biānjù

noun HSK 7-9 #5,602

Measure Word

一位编剧 wèi

Meanings

1 screenwriter
2 playwright
3 to write a play or screenplay

Characters

drama; play; theatrical

Examples

这部电影的编剧非常有才华。

Zhèbù diànyǐng de biānjù fēicháng yǒu cáihuá.

The screenwriter of this movie is very talented.

她的梦想是当一名编剧。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì dāng yī míng biānjù.

Her dream is to be a screenwriter.

他负责编剧这部话剧。

Tā fùzé biānjù zhèbù huàjù.

He is in charge of writing this play.

Tips

grammar

As a noun, 编剧 refers to the person (screenwriter/playwright). As a verb, it means to write a script. Context determines which: 他是编剧 (he is a screenwriter) vs. 他编剧了这部戏 (he wrote this play).

Stroke Order

编 biān

剧 jù