校园话剧
xiàoyuán huàjù
The English phrase "school play" is translated into Mandarin as 校园话剧 (xiàoyuán huàjù).
校园话剧 refers to a theatrical performance produced and performed by students at their school.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 校园 (xiàoyuán), meaning 'campus' or 'school' and 话剧 (huàjù), meaning 'spoken drama' or 'stage play'.
How do you pronounce it?
xiàoyuán huàjù
Did you know?
- The character 话 in 话剧 literally means 'speech' or 'talk', reflecting the early 20th-century movement to create a modern theater based on natural conversation.
- While 校园话剧 is for stage, the term 校园剧 (xiàoyuán jù) describes a popular genre of TV dramas and films focused on youth and student life.
- The term 校园 (xiàoyuán) is used beyond physical locations to describe student-led cultural movements, such as 校园民谣 for 'campus folk music'.
Examples in context
- 校园剧将在明天晚上八点开始The school play will begin at 8 p.m. tomorrow night.
- 大家快来参加校园戏剧表演吧Everyone, come and join the campus drama performance!
- 我们的校园话剧非常精彩。Wǒmen de xiàoyuán huàjù fēicháng jīngcǎi.Our school play is very wonderful.
- 你在准备校园话剧吗？Nǐ zài zhǔnbèi xiàoyuán huàjù ma?Are you preparing for the school play?
- 下周会有校园话剧表演。Xià zhōu huì yǒu xiàoyuán huàjù biǎoyǎn.There will be a school play performance next week.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about an upcoming event.
- 欣怡 Xinyi志强，你会去看校园话剧吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ huì qù kàn xiàoyuán huàjù ma?Zhiqiang, will you go see the school play?
- 志强 Zhiqiang当然会，我最好的朋友在演戏。Dāngrán huì, wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyǒu zài yǎnxì.Of course, my best friend is acting in it.
- 欣怡 Xinyi太好了，我们一起买票吧。Tài hǎo le, wǒmen yìqǐ mǎi piào ba.Great, let's buy tickets together.
- 志强 Zhiqiang没问题，我现在就去买。Méi wèntí, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù mǎi.No problem, I'll go buy them now.
