Usage of the character 戏

trick
drama
play
show
CL:齣／出 (chū),場／场 (chǎng),臺／台 (tái)

xì

戏

[戯]

variant of 戲／戏 (xì)

yǎnxì

演戏

[演戲]

to put on a play
to perform
fig. to pretend
to feign

chàngxì

唱戏

[唱戲]

to perform in opera

xìjīng

戏精

[戲精]

(neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person
drama queen

xìyuàn

戏院

[戲院]

theater

xì'ǒu

戏偶

[戲偶]

glove puppet
CL:尊 (zūn)

xìmǎ

戏码

[戲碼]

item (on a program)

yǒuxì

有戏

[有戲]

(coll.) promising
likely to turn out well

xìfèn

戏份

[戲份]

scene (in a movie etc)
one's part in a movie or play
(archaic) actor's payment

xìchēng

戏称

[戲稱]

to jokingly call
jocular appellation

nuóxì

傩戏

[儺戲]

Anhui local opera

sànxì

散戏

[散戲]

end of a show

xìzi

戏子

[戲子]

(derog.) opera singer
actor

luǒxì

裸戏

[裸戲]

nude scene (in a movie)

yóuxì

游戏

[遊戲]

game
CL:場／场 (chǎng)
to play

qiánxì

前戏

[前戲]

foreplay

dàxì

大戏

[大戲]

large-scale Chinese opera
Beijing opera
major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)

xìyǎn

戏眼

[戲眼]

the best part (of a play etc)

xuèxì

谑戏

[謔戲]

fun and mockery

rùxì

入戏

[入戲]

(of an actor) to inhabit one's role
to become the character
(of an audience) to get involved in the drama

zuòxì

做戏

[做戲]

to act in a play
to put on a play

xìcí

戏词

[戲詞]

actor's lines (in theater)

méixì

没戏

[沒戲]

(coll.) not a chance
no way
hopeless

chuángxì

床戏

[床戲]

sex scene (in a movie etc)

mǎxì

马戏

[馬戲]

circus

chūxì

出戏

[出戲]

(of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends)
(of an audience) to lose interest in the performance

xìfǎng

戏仿

[戲仿]

a parody
to parody

xīxì

嬉戏

[嬉戲]

to frolic; to romp

pāixì

拍戏

[拍戲]

to shoot a movie

Jīngxì

京戏

[京戲]

Beijing opera
CL:齣／出 (chū)

kāixì

开戏

[開戲]

to start an opera

dǎoxì

导戏

[導戲]

to direct a movie or play

érxì

儿戏

[兒戲]

child's play
trifling matter

chuànxì

串戏

[串戲]

to act in a play
(of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance

záxì

杂戏

[雜戲]

acrobatics
entertainment at folk festival

shèxì

社戏

[社戲]

theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival)

tīngxì

听戏

[聽戲]

to attend an opera
to see an opera

tiáoxì

调戏

[調戲]

to take liberties with a woman
to dally
to assail a woman with obscenities

xìjù

戏剧

[戲劇]

a drama; a play; theater
script of a play

xìyán

戏言

[戲言]

joking matter
to go back on one's words

páixì

牌戏

[牌戲]

a card game

xìnòng

戏弄

[戲弄]

to play tricks on
to make fun of
to tease

bǎxì

把戏

[把戲]

acrobatics; jugglery
trick; ploy

jiēxì

接戏

[接戲]

to accept an acting role

wěnxì

吻戏

[吻戲]

kissing scene (in a movie etc)

xìwǔ

戏侮

[戲侮]

to insult

xìqǔ

戏曲

[戲曲]

Chinese opera

xìshuǎ

戏耍

[戲耍]

to amuse oneself
to play with
to tease

hóuxì

猴戏

[猴戲]

monkey show

xìfǎ

戏法

[戲法]

magic trick

xìtái

戏台

[戲臺]

stage

xìpiào

戏票

[戲票]

(theater etc) ticket

xìshuō

戏说

[戲說]

dramatic form consisting of historical narration
history as jocular narrative
to stretch history for a joking story
amusing story with strained interpretations of history
to make an unreasonable comparison in jest

kànxì

看戏

[看戲]

to watch a play
to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)

xiéxì

谐戏

[諧戲]

to joke

xìxuè

戏谑

[戲謔]

to banter
to crack jokes
to ridicule

gāojiǎxì

高甲戏

[高甲戲]

Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan

yóuxìchí

游戏池

[游戲池]

paddling pool
wading pool

dìfāngxì

地方戏

[地方戲]

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇／越剧 ( Yuèjù), Sichuan opera 川劇／川剧 ( Chuānjù), Henan opera 豫劇／豫剧 ( Yùjù) etc

dújiǎoxì

独角戏

[獨角戲]

monodrama
one-man show
comic talk

Yóuxìwáng

游戏王

[遊戲王]

Yu-Gi-Oh!

yóuxìchǎng

游戏场

[遊戲場]

playground

biànxìfǎ

变戏法

[變戲法]

to perform conjuring tricks
to conjure
to juggle

xìjùhuà

戏剧化

[戲劇化]

theatrical

yāzhòuxì

压轴戏

[壓軸戲]

next-to-last item on a program (theater)
climax

dàzhòuxì

大轴戏

[大軸戲]

last item on a program (theater)

lǎoxìgǔ

老戏骨

[老戲骨]

(dialect) veteran actor
old trouper

yātáixì

压台戏

[壓臺戲]

last item on a show
grand finale

Huángméixì

黄梅戏

[黃梅戲]

Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)

huāgǔxì

花鼓戏

[花鼓戲]

opera form popular along Changjiang

huādēngxì

花灯戏

[花燈戲]

opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan

mǎxìtuán

马戏团

[馬戲團]

circus

yóuxìjī

游戏机

[遊戲機]

video game machine
video game console

dújiǎoxì

独脚戏

[獨腳戲]

variant of 獨角戲／独角戏 (dújiǎoxì)

zhézixì

折子戏

[折子戲]

opera highlights performed as independent pieces

píyǐngxì

皮影戏

[皮影戲]

shadow play

nèixīnxì

内心戏

[內心戲]

psychological drama

gēzǎixì

歌仔戏

[歌仔戲]

type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian

rén'ǒuxì

人偶戏

[人偶戲]

puppet show

liǔzixì

柳子戏

[柳子戲]

Shandong opera

xìshuōjù

戏说剧

[戲說劇]

period costume drama (on TV)

mù'ǒuxì

木偶戏

[木偶戲]

puppet show

xìjùjiā

戏剧家

[戲劇家]

dramatist
playwright

bùdàixì

布袋戏

[布袋戲]

glove puppetry

yóuxìshuō

游戏说

[遊戲說]

theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)

zhǎngzhōngxì

掌中戏

[掌中戲]

see 布袋戲／布袋戏 (bùdàixì)

biànbǎxì

变把戏

[變把戲]

to perform magic
to do magic tricks
prestidigitation

guǐbǎxì

鬼把戏

[鬼把戲]

sinister plot
dirty trick
cheap trick

zhòngtóuxì

重头戏

[重頭戲]

opera (or role) involving much singing and action
(fig.) highlight
main feature
major activity

yàngbǎnxì

样板戏

[樣板戲]

model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)

chuángshàngxì

床上戏

[床上戲]

sex scene (in a movie etc)

kuǐlěixì

傀儡戏

[傀儡戲]

puppet show

xìjùxìng

戏剧性

[戲劇性]

dramatic

yóuxìzhǔjī

游戏主机

[遊戲主機]

video game console

pīnbǎnyóuxì

拼板游戏

[拼板遊戲]

jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle

bùdàixì'ǒu

布袋戏偶

[布袋戲偶]

glove puppet (Tw)

féngchǎngzuòxì

逢场作戏

[逢場作戲]

lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
to play along according to local conditions

yóuxìshèbèi

游戏设备

[遊戲設備]

gaming device
controller (for computer or console)

màozixìfǎ

帽子戏法

[帽子戲法]

hat trick (when one player scores three goals)

diànzǐyóuxì

电子游戏

[電子遊戲]

computer and video games

qìchēxìyuàn

汽车戏院

[汽車戲院]

drive-in theater

yāzhòuhǎoxì

压轴好戏

[壓軸好戲]

see 壓軸戲／压轴戏 (yāzhòuxì)

náshǒuhǎoxì

拿手好戏

[拿手好戲]

the role an actor plays best (idiom)
(fig.) one's specialty
one's forte

shìtóng'érxì

视同儿戏

[視同兒戲]

to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
to view as trifling

liánjīyóuxì

联机游戏

[聯機遊戲]

a network computer game

yóuxìshǒubà

游戏手把

[遊戲手把]

gamepad (Tw)

yuānyāngxìshuǐ

鸳鸯戏水

[鴛鴦戲水]

lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water
fig. to make love

chàngduìtáixì

唱对台戏

[唱對臺戲]

to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
to get into confrontation

māoshǔyóuxì

猫鼠游戏

[貓鼠遊戲]

cat and mouse game

dìfāngxìqǔ

地方戏曲

[地方戲曲]

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇／越剧 ( Yuèjù), Sichuan opera 川劇／川剧 ( Chuānjù), Henan opera 豫劇／豫剧 ( Yùjù) etc

tiánzìyóuxì

填字游戏

[填字遊戲]

crossword

jiǎxìzhēnchàng

假戏真唱

[假戲真唱]

fiction comes true
play-acting that turns into reality

yóuxìshǒubǐng

游戏手柄

[游戲手柄]

gamepad

lùtiāndàxìyuàn

露天大戏院

[露天大戲院]

open-air amphitheater

Quánlìde Yóuxì

权力的游戏

[權力的遊戲]

Game of Thrones (TV series)

juésèbànyǎnyóuxì

角色扮演游戏

[角色扮演遊戲]

role-playing game (RPG)

Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn

中央戏剧学院

[中央戲劇學院]

Central Academy of Drama

hǎoxìháizàihòutou

好戏还在后头

[好戲還在後頭]

the best part of the show is yet to come
(with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come
you ain't seen nothin' yet

Shànghǎi Xìjù Xuéyuàn

上海戏剧学院

[上海戲劇學院]

Shanghai Theatrical Institute

xìjùhuàréngéwéicháng

戏剧化人格违常

[戲劇化人格違常]

histrionic personality disorder (HPD)

sāngenürényītáixì

三个女人一台戏

[三個女人一臺戲]

three women are enough for a drama (idiom)