看戲 [－戏]

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Pinyin kàn xì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to watch a play
  2. to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively, verb-object
    to observe passively from the side; to be a bystander
  2. verb, Cantonese, literary, verb-object
    to watch a film
  3. verb, verb-object
    to watch a play
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们所有的人都去剧院看戏。
    我們所有的人都去劇院看戲。
    wǒ men suǒ yǒu de rén dōu qù jù yuàn kàn xì 。
    • All of us went to the theater to see a play.
    • We all went to the theater to watch a play.