话剧

Traditional form:

話劇

Pinyin (reading):

huàjù

Definitions:

• stage play
• modern drama
• CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

Characters:

• 话 - talk, speech; language, dialect
• 剧 - theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute

Traditional characters:

• 話 - talk, speech; language, dialect
• 劇 - theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute