脱口秀

脫口秀
tuōkǒuxiù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 talk show
  2. 2 stand-up comedy

Examples

HSK 5
Tā měi zhōu dōu kàn nà dàng tuōkǒuxiù jiémù.
He watches that talk show every week.
HSK 5
Tā báitiān shàngbān, wǎnshang qù jiǔbā jiǎng tuōkǒuxiù.
She works during the day and does stand-up in bars at night.

Tips

history
脱口秀 renders English 'talk show' by sound and sense at once: 脱口 'to say off the cuff' plus 秀 'show'. Since the late 2010s it has mostly meant stand-up comedy, and a stand-up comic is a 脱口秀演员.

In Pop Culture

脱口秀大会 Tuōkǒuxiù dàhuì
Rock & Roast
Stand-up comedy contest streamed on Tencent Video since 2017, the show most credited with making stand-up mainstream in China.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō
口 kǒu
秀 xiù