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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 4

他负责编剧这部话剧。

Tā fùzé biānjù zhèbù huàjù.

He is in charge of writing this play.

HSK 6

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.

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