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Screenplay in Chinese

screenplay · HSK 6

剧本 jù běn

  1. 剧 jù drama
  2. 本 běn root

Counted with 个: 一个剧本 yí gè jùběn

演员们正在认真读剧本。 The actors are carefully reading the script.

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How do you say screenplay in Chinese?

Screenplay in Chinese is 剧本 (jù běn).

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