zhuā
gén

technical
verb

Meaning of 抓哏

抓哏 means (in crosstalk or traditional opera) to improvise comic lines on the spot to amuse the audience. Pronounced zhuā gén.

  • (in crosstalk or traditional opera) to improvise comic lines on the spot to amuse the audience

Definitions & Examples

Xiàng
sheng
yǎn
yuán
jīng
cháng
zhuā
gén
lái
huó
yuè
xiàn
chǎng
fēn
 

Crosstalk performers often improvise jokes to liven up the atmosphere.

zài
biǎo
yǎn
shí
rán
zhuā
le
gén
 
guān
zhòng
dōu
dòu
xiào
le
 

He suddenly ad-libbed a joke during the performance and made the whole audience laugh.

Zhuā
gén
yào
yǎn
yuán
yǒu
mǐn
jié
de
wéi
fēng
de
zhī
shi
chǔ
bèi
 

Ad-libbing requires performers to have quick thinking and a rich reserve of knowledge.

Zhè
chǒu
jué
zuì
shàn
cháng
zhuā
gén
 
měi
dōu
néng
xìng
biān
chū
hǎo
xiào
de
tái
 

This clown is best at improvising jokes, coming up with funny lines on the spot every time.

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