Meaning of 草台班子
草台班子 means makeshift or shabby theater troupe; slapdash or amateurish group. Pronounced cǎo tái bān zi.
- makeshift or shabby theater troupe
- slapdash or amateurish group
Definitions & Examples
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
，
zhèn镇
shàng上
lái来
guo过
yī一
gè个
cǎo草
tái台
bān班
zi子
，
biǎo表
yǎn演
suī虽
rán然
jiǎn简
dān单
，
dàn但
dà大
jiā家
kàn看
dé得
hěn很
kāi开
xīn心
。
When I was a kid, a makeshift theater troupe came to our town; the performances were simple, but everyone enjoyed watching them.
Nà那
gè个
cǎo草
tái台
bān班
zi子
zhǐ只
yǒu有
qī七
bā八
gè个
rén人
，
què却
yào要
yǎn演
yī一
zhěng整
chū出
dà大
xì戏
。
That shabby troupe only had seven or eight people, yet they had to perform a full-length opera.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
支/ zhī