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title: "Juyuan Meaning: 剧院 (jùyuàn) Means “theater”"
description: "剧院 (traditional 劇院, jùyuàn) means “theater”. Hear its tones, see what 剧 and 院 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 剧院 mean?

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剧院 jùyuàn

## theater

## It can also mean

- theater company

## Its characters

1. 剧 jù drama
2. 院 yuàn courtyard

## In a sentence

我们晚上去剧院看话剧。 We're going to the theater tonight to see a play.

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## More words with 剧 or 院

- [悲剧 bēijù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beiju)
- [编剧 biānjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianju)
- [出院 chūyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyuan)
- [电视剧 diànshìjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshiju)
- [电影院 diànyǐngyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianyingyuan)
- [法院 fǎyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayuan)
- [国务院 guówùyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guowuyuan)
- [急剧 jíjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiju)
- [京剧 jīngjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingju)
- [剧本 jùběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juben)

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