Lesson 22 Vocabulary - Have You Watched a Shaoxing Opera?

A comprehensive vocabulary list from Lesson 22 of New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook 2 covering new words, supplementary vocabulary, and proper nouns.

过 (guo)

Aspect particle indicating a past experience.

越剧 (yuèjù)

Shaoxing opera; a regional Chinese opera originating from Zhejiang Province.

剧 (jù)

Opera, theatrical work, play.

虽然 (suirán)

Although, though.

但是 (dànshì)

But, whereas, yet.

剧团 (jùtuán)

Opera troupe, theatrical group.

地方戏 (dìfāngxì)

Regional opera.

戏 (xì)

Drama, play, show.

上演 (shàngyǎn)

To stage a show, to perform.

演 (yǎn)

To act, to perform, to play.

古典 (gǔdiǎn)

Classical.

小说 (xiǎoshuō)

Novel, fiction.

遍 (biàn)

A measure word for actions.

部 (bù)

A measure word for films, works of literature, etc.

爱情 (àiqíng)

Love.

故事 (gùshi)

Story.

感人 (gǎnrén)

Touching, moving.

座位 (zuòwèi)

Seat.

排 (pái)

Line, row.

西边 (xībian)

The west (side).

打的 (dǎdī)

To take a taxi.

见 (jiàn)

To see, to meet.

长安大戏院 (Cháng'ān Dà Xìyuàn)

Chang'an Theater.

戏院 (xìyuàn)

Theater.

《红楼梦》 (Hónglóu Mèng)

Dream of the Red Chamber; one of the four most famous classical Chinese novels.

梦 (mèng)

Dream.

从来 (cónglái)

All along, always.

这么 (zhème)

So, such, like this.

主角 (zhǔjué)

Leading actor or actress.

特别 (tèbié)

Extraordinarily, especially, particularly.

优美 (yōuměi)

Beautiful, fine.

风格 (fēnggé)

Style, manner.

以前 (yǐqián)

Before, ago, previously, formerly.

演员 (yǎnyuán)

Actor or actress, performer.

角色 (juésè)

Character, role.

种类 (zhǒnglèi)

Kind, sort, type, variety.

种 (zhǒng)

A measure word for kind, sort, type.

地方 (dìfang)

Place, region.

访问 (fǎngwèn)

To visit, to call on.

演出 (yǎnchū)

To play, to perform.

有的 (yǒude)

Some.

难 (nán)

Difficult, hard.

便饭 (biànfàn)

A simple meal.

太太 (tàitai)

Wife, Mrs.

不怎么样 (bù zěnmeyàng)

Not so good.

研究 (yánjiū)

To study, to research.

悲伤 (bēishāng)

Sad, sorrowful.

贾宝玉 (Jiǎ Bǎoyù)

Name of the leading male character in Dream of the Red Chamber.

林黛玉 (Lín Dàiyù)

Name of the leading female character in Dream of the Red Chamber.

诗 (shī)

Poem, poetry.

相爱 (xiāng'ài)

To fall in love.

结婚 (jiéhūn)

To get married.

骗 (piàn)

To cheat, to trick.

烧 (shāo)

To burn.

哭 (kū)

To cry, to weep.

死 (sǐ)

To die.

回忆 (huíyì)

To reminisce, to recollect, to recall.

离开 (líkāi)

To leave, to depart from.