戏曲
xì qǔ
Pinyin

Definition

戏曲
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xì qǔ
  1. Chinese opera

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
  1. 1 surname Qu
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
  1. 1 symphony
zuò qǔ
  1. 1 to compose (music)
zuò qǔ jiā
  1. 1 composer
  2. 2 songwriter
cuī mián qǔ
  1. 1 lullaby
xié zòu qǔ
  1. 1 concerto
míng qǔ
  1. 1 famous song
  2. 2 well-known piece of music
yuán wǔ qǔ
  1. 1 waltz
yè qǔ
  1. 1 nocturne (music)
zòu míng qǔ
  1. 1 sonata
wěi qū
  1. 1 sinuous
  2. 2 devious
  3. 3 full details of a story
  4. 4 to stoop
xiǎo qǔ
  1. 1 popular song
  2. 2 folk tune
  3. 3 ballad
xù qǔ
  1. 1 overture
wān qū
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 to curve around
  3. 3 curved
  4. 4 crooked
  5. 5 to wind
  6. 6 to warp
xì qǔ
  1. 1 Chinese opera
niǔ qū
  1. 1 to twist
  2. 2 to warp
  3. 3 to distort
juǎn qū
  1. 1 to curl (hair)
  2. 2 to crimp
  3. 3 to roll up
  4. 4 curly
chā qǔ
  1. 1 music played during a movie, play etc
  2. 2 incidental music
  3. 3 music played in a theatrical interlude
  4. 4 (fig.) incident
  5. 5 episode

Idioms (9)

是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
  1. 1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. content with simple things
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
  1. 1 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
  2. 2 highbrow
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles

Sample Sentences

很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声,尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲,他不只相声厉害,还熟悉各种戏曲,所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ,yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ,tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ,hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ,suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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