剧场
HSK 3 (2021)
剧场 (jùchǎng) · theater
剧场 (jùchǎng) means “theater”. It is written with 2 characters: 剧 (theatrical plays) + 场 (place). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 剧场 is built
The characters
剧 jù · theatrical plays
What 剧 is made of
- 居jū — to live
- 户hù — door
- 古gǔ — ancient
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 居 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
场 chǎng · place
What 场 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 勿wù — must not
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 昜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们晚上去剧场看戏。Wǒmen wǎnshang qù jùchǎng kàn xì.We're going to the theater to see a play tonight.
这个剧场能坐多少人？Zhège jùchǎng néng zuò duōshao rén?How many people can this theater seat?
Questions about 剧场
What does 剧场 mean?
剧场 (jùchǎng) means “theater”.
How do you pronounce 剧场?
剧场 is pronounced jùchǎng.
Which HSK level is 剧场?
剧场 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 话剧huàjùstage play
- 京剧jīngjùBeijing opera
- 连续剧liánxùjùTV series
- 戏剧xìjùdrama
- 急剧jíjùsharp
- 加剧jiājùto intensify
- 剧本jùběnscript
- 剧烈jùlièintense
- 剧院jùyuàntheater
Learn 剧场 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.