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戏剧性

xì jù xìng · xi ju xing

Traditional 戲劇性

Meaning

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  1. dramatic
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The runaway bus

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)事(shì)太(tài)有(yǒu)戏剧性(xìjùxìng)了(le)！

    What happened yesterday was so dramatic!

  2. Liangliang

    快(kuài)说(shuō)，发生(fāshēng)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Tell me quick, what happened?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)追(zhuī)公交车(gōngjiāochē)，跑(pǎo)了(le)两站(liǎngzhàn)，没(méi)追上(zhuīshàng)。

    I chased the bus for two stops and didn't catch it.

  4. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  5. Dengdeng

    后来(hòulái)公交车(gōngjiāochē)坏(huài)了(le)，我(wǒ)终于(zhōngyú)追上(zhuīshàng)了(le)它(tā)。

    Then the bus broke down, and I finally caught up with it.

  6. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)有(yǒu)戏剧性(xìjùxìng)！你(nǐ)没白跑(méibáipǎo)！

    So dramatic! Your running wasn't for nothing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)的(de)故(gù)事(shi)富(fù)有(yǒu)戏(xì)剧(jù)性(xìng)。

Tom and Mary's story is very theatrical.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)比(bǐ)赛(sài)的(de)结(jié)局(jú)非(fēi)常(cháng)戏(xì)剧(jù)性(xìng)，最(zuì)后(hòu)一(yì)秒(miǎo)才(cái)分(fēn)出(chū)胜(shèng)负(fù)。

The outcome of this game was very dramatic; the winner was decided only in the last second.

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