xì戏（戲）
戏（戲）
HSK 5
common
verb
noun
Meaning of 戏
戏 means to play; to frolic; to have fun; to joke; to tease; to make fun of. Pronounced xì. HSK 5.
- to play; to frolic; to have fun
- to joke; to tease; to make fun of
- drama; play; show; theatrical performance
Character Info
Radical戈
Strokes6
Components
又
戈
Stroke Order
戏
Definitions & Examples
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
xī嬉
xì戏
。
The children are playing in the garden.
Tóng童
nián年
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
cháng常
wán玩
gè各
zhǒng种
yóu游
xì戏
。
In childhood, we often played various games.
Xiǎo小
māo猫
xǐ喜
huan欢
xì戏
nòng弄
máo毛
xiàn线
qiú球
。
The kitten likes to play with a ball of yarn.
Bù不
yào要
zài在
kè课
táng堂
shàng上
xī嬉
xì戏
。
Don't fool around in class.
Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
ér儿
xì戏
bān般
de地
dǎ打
nào闹
zhe着
。
The two of them were roughhousing playfully.
Relations
Measure Words
出/ chū
Primary
场/ chǎng
台/ tái
Common Words
游戏 / 遊戲yóuxì
game; recreation; to play
戏剧 / 戲劇xìjù
drama; theater; play (script)
戏曲 / 戲曲xìqǔ
traditional Chinese opera; arias/lines in opera libretto
戏弄 / 戲弄xìnòng
tease; make fun of; play tricks on
戏院 / 戲院xìyuàn
theater; playhouse
马戏 / 馬戲mǎxì
equestrian show; circus animal performance
京剧 / 京劇jīngjù
Beijing opera; a Chinese national performing art
演戏 / 演戲yǎnxì
perform in a play; pretend; act
戏说 / 戲說xìshuō
dramatize history; fictionalized account
儿戏 / 兒戲érxì
child's play; a trivial matter not to be taken seriously