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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

剧院

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jù yuàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Theater/ˈθiːə.tər/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这座历史悠久的剧院今晚将上演一出新戏。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A building or outdoor area in which plays, movies, or other dramatic performances are staged.

    "We went to the downtown theater to watch a live Shakespearean play."
  2. 2

    The branch of art concerned with the production of plays.

    "She has dedicated her entire career to working in regional theater."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek theatron, meaning 'a place for viewing,' stemming from the verb theasthai 'to behold.' It passed into Latin as theatrum before entering Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially denoting a building for dramatic performances.

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