living newspaper; street theater on current events
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
living newspaper; street theater skit satirizing current events
neutralA form of political or social commentary performance, often simple and performed in public spaces like streets or squares to quickly reflect recent news.
Xué学
sheng生
men们
pái排
yǎn演
le了
yī一
chū出
huó活
bào报
jù剧
，
fěng讽
cì刺
guān官
liáo僚
zhǔ主
yì义
。
The students rehearsed a living newspaper skit satirizing bureaucracy.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
sān三
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
zuǒ左
yì翼
jù剧
tuán团
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
jiē街
tóu头
yǎn演
chū出
huó活
bào报
jù剧
。
In the 1930s, leftist theater troupes often performed living newspaper skits in the streets.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Zhè这
chū出
huó活
bào报
jù剧
yǐ以
yōu幽
mò默
de的
fāng方
shì式
fǎn反
yìng映
le了
zuì最
xīn新
de的
shè社
huì会
rè热
diǎn点
。
This living newspaper skit humorously reflects the latest social hot topics.