to perform magic; to do magic tricks; prestidigitation
变戏法變戲法bian4 xi4 fa3
to perform conjuring tricks; to conjure; to juggle
布袋戏布袋戲bu4 dai4 xi4
glove puppetry
唱对台戏唱對臺戲chang4 dui4 tai2 xi4
to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb; to get into confrontation
唱戏唱戲chang4 xi4
to perform in opera
床上戏床上戲chuang2 shang4 xi4
sex scene (in a movie etc)
床戏床戲chuang2 xi4
sex scene (in a movie etc)
大轴戏大軸戲da4 zhou4 xi4
last item on a program (theater)
电子游戏電子遊戲dian4 zi3 you2 xi4
computer and video games
独角戏獨角戲du2 jiao3 xi4
monodrama; one-man show; comic talk
独脚戏獨腳戲du2 jiao3 xi4
variant of 獨角戲|独角戏
儿戏兒戲er2 xi4
child's play; trifling matter
逢场作戏逢場作戲feng2 chang3 zuo4 xi4
lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions
高甲戏高甲戲gao1 jia3 xi4
Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan
歌仔戏歌仔戲ge1 zai3 xi4
type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
鬼把戏鬼把戲gui3 ba3 xi4
sinister plot; dirty trick; cheap trick
好戏还在后头好戲還在後頭hao3 xi4 hai2 zai4 hou4 tou5
the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you ain't seen nothin' yet
猴戏猴戲hou2 xi4
monkey show
花灯戏花燈戲hua1 deng1 xi4
opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
花鼓戏花鼓戲hua1 gu3 xi4
opera form popular along Changjiang
黄梅戏黃梅戲huang2 mei2 xi4
Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)
假戏真唱假戲真唱jia3 xi4 zhen1 chang4
fiction comes true; play-acting that turns into reality
接戏接戲jie1 xi4
to accept an acting role
京戏京戲jing1 xi4
Beijing opera
角色扮演游戏角色扮演遊戲jue2 se4 ban4 yan3 you2 xi4
role-playing game (RPG)
开戏開戲kai1 xi4
to start an opera
看戏看戲kan4 xi4
to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
傀儡戏傀儡戲kui3 lei3 xi4
puppet show
联机游戏聯機遊戲lian2 ji1 you2 xi4
a network computer game
柳子戏柳子戲liu3 zi5 xi4
Shandong opera
露天大戏院露天大戲院lu4 tian1 da4 xi4 yuan4
open-air amphitheater
裸戏裸戲luo3 xi4
nude scene (in a movie)
马戏馬戲ma3 xi4
circus
马戏团馬戲團ma3 xi4 tuan2
circus
猫鼠游戏貓鼠遊戲mao1 shu3 you2 xi4
cat and mouse game
帽子戏法帽子戲法mao4 zi5 xi4 fa3
hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
没戏沒戲mei2 xi4
(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
内心戏內心戲nei4 xin1 xi4
psychological drama
傩戏儺戲nuo2 xi4
Anhui local opera
拍戏拍戲pai1 xi4
to shoot a movie
牌戏牌戲pai2 xi4
a card game
皮影戏皮影戲pi2 ying3 xi4
shadow play
拼板游戏拼板遊戲pin1 ban3 you2 xi4
jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle
汽车戏院汽車戲院qi4 che1 xi4 yuan4
drive-in theater
前戏前戲qian2 xi4
foreplay
人偶戏人偶戲ren2 ou3 xi4
puppet show
三个女人一台戏三個女人一臺戲san1 ge5 nv3 ren2 yi1 tai2 xi4
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
散戏散戲san4 xi4
end of a show
上海戏剧学院上海戲劇學院shang4 hai3 xi4 ju4 xue2 yuan4
Shanghai Theatrical Institute
社戏社戲she4 xi4
theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival)
视同儿戏視同兒戲shi4 tong2 er2 xi4
to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant; to view as trifling
调戏調戲tiao2 xi4
to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
听戏聽戲ting1 xi4
to attend an opera; to see an opera
嬉戏嬉戲xi1 xi4
to frolic; fun; a romp
戏称戲稱xi4 cheng1
to jokingly call; jocular appellation
戏词戲詞xi4 ci2
actor's lines (in theater)
戏法戲法xi4 fa3
magic trick
戏仿戲仿xi4 fang3
parody; imitation
戏份戲份xi4 fen4
scene (in a movie etc); one's part in a movie or play; (archaic) actor's payment
戏剧戲劇xi4 ju4
drama; play; theater
戏剧化戲劇化xi4 ju4 hua4
theatrical
戏剧化人格违常戲劇化人格違常xi4 ju4 hua4 ren2 ge2 wei2 chang2
histrionic personality disorder (HPD)
戏剧家戲劇家xi4 ju4 jia1
dramatist; playwright
戏剧性戲劇性xi4 ju4 xing4
dramatic
戏码戲碼xi4 ma3
item (on a program)
戏弄戲弄xi4 nong4
to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease
戏票戲票xi4 piao4
(theater etc) ticket
戏曲戲曲xi4 qu3
Chinese opera
戏耍戲耍xi4 shua3
to amuse oneself; to play with; to tease
戏说戲說xi4 shuo1
dramatic form consisting of historical narration; history as jocular narrative; to stretch history for a joking story; amusing story with strained interpretations of history; to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
戏说剧戲說劇xi4 shuo1 ju4
period costume drama (on TV)
戏台戲臺xi4 tai2
stage
戏侮戲侮xi4 wu3
to insult
戏谑戲謔xi4 xue4
to banter; to crack jokes; to ridicule
戏言戲言xi4 yan2
joking matter; to go back on one's words
戏眼戲眼xi4 yan3
the best part (of a play etc)
戏院戲院xi4 yuan4
theater
戏子戲子xi4 zi5
(derog.) opera singer; actor
谐戏諧戲xie2 xi4
to joke
谑戏謔戲xue4 xi4
fun and mockery
压台戏壓臺戲ya1 tai2 xi4
last item on a show; grand finale
压轴好戏壓軸好戲ya1 zhou4 hao3 xi4
see 壓軸戲|压轴戏
压轴戏壓軸戲ya1 zhou4 xi4
next-to-last item on a program (theater); climax
演戏演戲yan3 xi4
to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
样板戏樣板戲yang4 ban3 xi4
model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
游戏遊戲you2 xi4
game; to play
游戏场遊戲場you2 xi4 chang3
playground
游戏池游戲池you2 xi4 chi2
paddling pool; wading pool
游戏机遊戲機you2 xi4 ji1
video game; game machine
游戏设备遊戲設備you2 xi4 she4 bei4
gaming device; controller (for computer or console)
游戏说遊戲說you2 xi4 shuo1
theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
游戏王遊戲王you2 xi4 wang2
Yu-Gi-Oh!
鸳鸯戏水鴛鴦戲水yuan1 yang1 xi4 shui3
lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love
杂戏雜戲za2 xi4
acrobatics; entertainment at folk festival
掌中戏掌中戲zhang3 zhong1 xi4
see 布袋戲|布袋戏
折子戏折子戲zhe2 zi5 xi4
opera highlights performed as independent pieces
中央戏剧学院中央戲劇學院zhong1 yang1 xi4 ju4 xue2 yuan4
Central Academy of Drama
重头戏重頭戲zhong4 tou2 xi4
opera rich in singing and dancing; the most important part or highlight (of a project, plan etc)