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喜剧

xǐ jù · xi ju

Traditional 喜劇

HSK 5Measure words: 部 bù, 出 chū

Meaning

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  1. a comedy
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In a conversation

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Too tired for a drama

  1. Dengdeng

    今晚(jīnwǎn)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)吧(ba)。

    Let us go see a movie tonight.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    Sure, what shall we watch?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)喜剧(xǐjù)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)太累(tàilèi)了(le)。

    I want a comedy. I am too tired today.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)喜剧(xǐjù)，不过(bùguò)这部(zhèbù)有(yǒu)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I want a comedy too, but this one is three hours long.

  5. Dengdeng

    三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)？看完(kànwán)喜剧(xǐjù)我(wǒ)会(huì)更(gèng)累(lèi)！

    Three hours? After this comedy I will be even more tired!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)都(dōu)被(bèi)这(zhè)出(chū)喜(xǐ)剧(jù)逗(dòu)乐(lè)了(le)。

We were all amused with the comedy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bigfatpanda · English by meidan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)一(yí)部(bù)法(fǎ)国(guó)喜(xǐ)剧(jù)，笑(xiào)得(de)停(tíng)不(bu)下(xià)来(lái)。

Last night I watched a French comedy and couldn't stop laughing.

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