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title: "Beiju Meaning: 悲剧 (bēijù) Means “tragedy”"
description: "悲剧 (traditional 悲劇, bēijù) means “tragedy”. Hear its tones, see what 悲 and 剧 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beiju"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 悲剧 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

悲剧 bēijù

## tragedy

## It can also mean

- (coll.) bummer; what a mess

## Its characters

1. 悲 bēi sad
2. 剧 jù drama

## In a sentence

这部电影是一个悲剧，看完我哭了。 This film is a tragedy; I cried after watching it.

[More about 悲剧](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%82%B2%E5%89%A7)

## More words with 悲 or 剧

- [悲哀 bēi’āi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beiai)
- [悲惨 bēicǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beican)
- [悲伤 bēishāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beishang)
- [编剧 biānjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianju)
- [电视剧 diànshìjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshiju)
- [急剧 jíjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiju)
- [京剧 jīngjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingju)
- [剧本 jùběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juben)
- [剧场 jùchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juchang)
- [剧烈 jùliè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/julie)

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