| 戏剧 | xi4 ju4 | drama |
| 戏 | xi4 | show |
| 靠 | kao4 | to trust |
| 剧 | ju4 | drama |
| 演艺 | yan3 yi4 | dramatic art |
| 话剧 | hua4 ju4 | stage play |
| 演义 | yan3 yi4 | to dramatize historical events |
| 艺术学院 | yi4 shu4 xue2 yuan4 | art institute |
| 编剧 | bian1 ju4 | scenario |
| 拉辛 | la1 qin1 la1 xin1 | Jean Racine (French dramatist) |
| 歌德 | ge1 de2 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet and dramatist |
| 舞剧 | wu3 ju4 | dance drama |
| 变脸 | bian4 lian3 | to [turn] [hostile] [suddenly] |