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戏说
戲說
xìshuō
1. dramatic form consisting of historical narration
2. history as jocular narrative
3. to stretch history for a joking story
4. amusing story with strained interpretations of history
5. to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
Uncommon • Top 99%

Character Breakdown

戏
xì
play, show, theater
HSK 3 6 丶
说
shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

戏说剧
xìshuōjù
period costume drama (on TV)
游戏说
yóuxìshuō
theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
83,643 of 84,292