剧院
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
剧院 (jùyuàn) · theater
剧院 (jùyuàn) means “theater”. It is written with 2 characters: 剧 (theatrical plays) + 院 (courtyard). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 剧院 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)
院 yuàn · courtyard
What 院 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 完wán — finish
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 元yuán — yuan
- 二 — two strokes
- 儿ér — child
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 完 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们晚上去剧院看京剧。Wǒmen wǎnshang qù jùyuàn kàn jīngjù.We're going to the theater to see Peking opera tonight.
这个剧院很老了。Zhège jùyuàn hěn lǎo le.This theater is very old.
Questions about 剧院
What does 剧院 mean?
剧院 (jùyuàn) means “theater”.
How do you pronounce 剧院?
剧院 is pronounced jùyuàn.
Which HSK level is 剧院?
剧院 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 话剧huàjùstage play
- 京剧jīngjùBeijing opera
- 剧场jùchǎngtheater
- 连续剧liánxùjùTV series
- 戏剧xìjùdrama
- 急剧jíjùsharp
- 加剧jiājùto intensify
- 剧本jùběnscript
- 剧烈jùlièintense
Learn 剧院 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.