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编剧

biān jù · bian ju

Traditional 編劇

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to write a play
  2. scenario
  3. dramatist
  4. screenwriter
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In a conversation

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Waiting for the bus

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)编剧(biānjù)，写(xiě)电视剧(diànshìjù)。

    I want to be a screenwriter and write TV dramas.

  2. Liangliang

    编剧(biānjù)要(yào)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)故事(gùshi)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)吗(ma)？

    A screenwriter needs lots of stories. Do you have any?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，一个人(yīgèrén)每天(měitiān)等(děng)公交车(gōngjiāochē)，可是(kěshì)车(chē)永远(yǒngyuǎn)不(bù)来(lái)。

    Yes: a man waits for the bus every day, but it never comes.

  4. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  5. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)……我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)想(xiǎng)好(hǎo)。编剧(biānjù)要(yào)先(xiān)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Then... I haven't decided. A screenwriter has to eat first.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)先(xiān)吃饭(chīfàn)，明天(míngtiān)再(zài)想(xiǎng)结局(jiéjú)。

    Then eat today and think of the ending tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)位(wèi)编(biān)剧(jù)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)时(shí)间(jiān)才(cái)完(wán)成(chéng)这(zhè)个(gè)剧(jù)本(běn)。

This screenwriter spent three years to finish this script.

02

她(tā)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)成(chéng)为(wéi)一(yì)名(míng)编(biān)剧(jù)，写(xiě)出(chū)动(dòng)人(rén)的(de)故(gù)事(shì)。

She dreams of becoming a screenwriter and writing touching stories.

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