---
title: "Jingju Meaning: 京剧 (jīngjù) Means “Peking opera”"
description: "京剧 (traditional 京劇, jīngjù) means “Peking opera; Beijing opera”. Hear its tones, see what 京 and 剧 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingju"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 京剧 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

京剧 jīngjù

## Peking opera; Beijing opera

## Its characters

1. 京 jīng Beijing (short for 北京)
2. 剧 jù drama

## In a sentence

爷爷很喜欢听京剧。 Grandpa loves listening to Peking opera.

今天在**京剧**里，他还是一张黑脸，额头上有一个白色的月亮。

From [牛的舌头 · Judge Bao and the case of the cut ox tongue](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/judge-bao-story-the-cut-ox-tongue#library-word-638-640)

[More about 京剧](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%AC%E5%89%A7)

## More words with 京 or 剧

- [悲剧 bēijù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beiju)
- [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)
- [剧本 jùběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juben)
- [剧场 jùchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juchang)
- [剧烈 jùliè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/julie)
- [剧情 jùqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juqing)
- [剧院 jùyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juyuan)
- [戏剧 xìjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiju)

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