# 戏曲 (xìqǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 戏曲 (xìqǔ) means “traditional Chinese opera”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: traditional Chinese opera
- Pinyin: xìqǔ (xi4 qu3)
- Traditional: 戲曲
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 爷爷很喜欢听戏曲。
  Yéye hěn xǐhuan tīng xìqǔ.
  Grandpa likes listening to traditional Chinese opera.

## Characters

- [戏](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-play/) (xì): play; drama
- [曲](https://hanziro.com/word/qu-tune/) (qǔ): tune; melody

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-qu-traditional-chinese-opera/

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