old term for opera troupe
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
old term for opera troupe; theatrical company
archaicAlso called 戏班子. In northern dialects, the suffix 儿 can be added (戏班儿).
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
xì戏
bān班
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
jiān艰
kǔ苦
。
Life in opera troupes was very hard in the old society.
Zhè这
gè个
xì戏
bān班
yǐ以
yǎn演
Jīng京
jù剧
wén闻
míng名
。
This troupe is famous for performing Beijing Opera.
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Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
xì戏
bān班
xué学
xì戏
。
He learned opera in a theatrical company when he was young.
Xì戏
bān班
ér儿
jīn今
tiān天
jìn进
chéng城
yǎn演
chū出
。
The troupe is going to the city to perform today.