话剧
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
话剧 (huàjù) · stage play
话剧 (huàjù) means “stage play; drama”. It is written with 2 characters: 话 (words) + 剧 (theatrical plays). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 话剧 is built
The characters
话 huà · words
What 话 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
我们晚上去看话剧吧。Wǒmen wǎnshang qù kàn huàjù ba.Let's go and see a play this evening.
你看过这个话剧吗？Nǐ kàn guo zhège huàjù ma?Have you seen this play?
Questions about 话剧
What does 话剧 mean?
话剧 (huàjù) means “stage play; drama”.
How do you pronounce 话剧?
话剧 is pronounced huàjù.
Which HSK level is 话剧?
话剧 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 的话dehuàif (after a clause)
- 对话duìhuàdialogue
- 讲话jiǎnghuàto talk
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin
- 笑话xiàohuajoke
- 笑话儿xiàohuarjoke
- 话题huàtítopic
Learn 话剧 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.