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闹剧

nào jù · nao ju

Traditional 鬧劇

Measure words: 场 chǎng, 出 chū, 幕 mù

Meaning

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  1. farce
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In a conversation

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The loud meeting

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)会议(huìyì)真(zhēn)像(xiàng)一场(yīchǎng)闹剧(nàojù)。

    Yesterday's meeting was like a farce.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么了(zěnmele)？

    What happened?

  3. Dengdeng

    大家(dàjiā)一起(yīqǐ)说话(shuōhuà)，没人(méirén)听(tīng)。

    Everyone talked at once and nobody listened.

  4. Liangliang

    真是(zhēnshi)一场(yīchǎng)闹剧(nàojù)！后来(hòulái)呢(ne)？

    What a farce! And then?

  5. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)进来(jìnlái)了(le)，他(tā)说(shuō)得(de)最大声(zuìdàshēng)。

    The boss came in and spoke the loudest.

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，这下(zhèxià)闹剧(nàojù)更(gèng)大(dà)了(le)！

    Haha, now the farce is even bigger!

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)会(huì)议(yì)最(zuì)后(hòu)变(biàn)成(chéng)了(le)一(yì)场(chǎng)闹(nào)剧(jù)。

The meeting eventually turned into a farce.

02

观(guān)众(zhòng)看(kàn)完(wán)这(zhè)出(chū)闹(nào)剧(jù)都(dōu)笑(xiào)着(zhe)离(lí)开(kāi)了(le)。

After watching this farce, the audience all left laughing.

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