戏
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xì · play, show, theater

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #1763
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6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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戈Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 戏

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xìWords pronounced xì
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Example sentences

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Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng yì qǐ dǎ yóu xì?你想不想一起打游戏?

Do you want to play video games together?

Source: Tatoeba #13277833 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bú shì zài dǎ jià, ér shì zài pái liàn xì jù.他们不是在打架,而是在排练戏剧。

They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play.

Source: Tatoeba #2045075 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ài qíng duì nǐ lái shuō shì fǒu zhǐshì yí gè yóu xì?爱情对你来说是否只是一个游戏?

Is love just a game to you?

Source: Tatoeba #4408185 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi shí jiān gēn nǐ wán yóu xì.我没时间跟你玩游戏。

I don't have time to play games with you.

Source: Tatoeba #5780578 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú guò shì yí gè wén zì yóu xì bà le.不过是一个文字游戏罢了。

It's just a play on words.

Source: Tatoeba #1766219 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hé tā men yì qǐ xùn liàn bú shì yóu xì.和他们一起训练不是游戏。

Training with them is not a game.

Source: Tatoeba #9956384 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 戏 in context

  1. Say xì, then recall the core meaning: play, show, theater.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 游戏 (yóu xì), meaning “game”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 戏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.