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戏

performance, Chinese opera, a put-on; a fake act

noun Uncommon #7,167
performance A staged show for an audience, such as a play or opera.
CH: 昨天晚上我们去看了一场戏。
EN: We went to see a performance last night.

我不看戏了

I'm not watching the opera anymore.

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

戏就要开锣啦

The show is about to begin!

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

我请你看戏

I'm inviting you to see a play.

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

好戏开锣了你让我滚?

Oh, so the show has started—you’re telling me to get lost?

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

戏已做完

The play is finished.

— 满江红 (2023)

那是什么戏?

What kind of play is that?

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

于是对我说，『迅哥儿，昨天的戏可好么？』

Then he asked me, “Xun, did you enjoy the play yesterday?”

他们想白看戏都让我给赶走了

They wanted to sneak in without paying, but I kicked them out.

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

别搞砸我的戏

Don’t mess up my performance.

— 青春年少 (1998)

戏真棒，麦克斯

You were great, Max.

— 青春年少 (1998)

想不到你把我当戏看

I never thought you’d treat me like a spectacle.

— 一代宗师 (2013)

有场戏

There’s a scene.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

切特，去看戏，开玩笑

Pfft, go see a show? Just kidding.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

没想到洋人会请你看戏

I didn't expect a foreigner to invite you to see a play.

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

是一场戏

It’s all an act.

— 落水狗 (1992)

我觉得今晚的戏很棒

I think tonight's play is great.

— 青春年少 (1998)

戏结束了

The show is over.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

没有这场戏

This scene isn’t happening.

— 雨水危机 (2011)

没错，戏是得开锣但，莎婷不会出席当天的晚宴第二天也不会出现

That's right, the show has to go on, but Shating won't attend the dinner that day, nor will she show up the next day.

— 红磨坊 (2001)

noun Uncommon #10,614
Chinese opera 戏 can refer to the art or craft of performing in Chinese opera or theater.
CH: 她从小就学戏。
EN: She has studied Chinese opera since childhood.

宫先生学过戏呀？

Mr. Gong, have you studied Chinese opera?

— 一代宗师 (2013)

有个叫青木的，他是懂戏的

There’s a guy named Aoki who knows his way around opera.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

手毁了就唱不了戏了

If you ruin your hand, you won’t be able to perform anymore.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

哟，我哪儿学过戏呀？

Come on, when did I ever study opera?

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

师哥，我要让你跟我…不对就让我跟你好好唱一辈子戏不行吗？

Senior, I want to make you and me… No, I mean, just let me perform with you for the rest of our lives. Is that really too much to ask?

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

教演戏?

Teach acting?

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

爹唱戏好听吧？

Dad sings opera well, doesn’t he?

— 活着 (1994)

您在哪儿学的戏呀？

Where did you learn Chinese opera?

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

不唱戏了！

I’m not singing opera anymore!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

你要练戏，但我不知道你的嘴唇在微笑但你的眼睛在发抖什么？

You need to rehearse, but I don't know why your lips are smiling while your eyes are trembling.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

你也学戏？

Do you also study Chinese opera?

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

noun Rare #21,754
a put-on; a fake act 行为是装出来的，常用来骗人。
CH: 他们的争吵只是一场戏。
EN: Their argument was just a put-on.

可那是戏！

But that’s just acting!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

那都是戏…不是真的

It's all just acting... none of it is real.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

戏做的好能骗别人做的不好只能骗自己

If you act well, you can fool others; if you act poorly, you can only fool yourself.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

找那些人来做戏?

You brought those people in to put on a show?

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

戏…还是得…演下去

The show... still has to go on.

— 红磨坊 (2001)