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title: "Xiqu Meaning: 戏曲 (Chinese opera) or 吸取 (to absorb)?"
description: "戏曲 (traditional 戲曲, xìqǔ) means “Chinese opera; traditional drama”. Not the xiqu you heard? See 吸取. Hear its tones, see what 戏 and 曲 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiqu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 戏曲 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

戏曲 xìqǔ

## Chinese opera; traditional drama

## Its characters

1. 戏 xì play
2. 曲 qǔ song

## In a sentence

爷爷每天都喜欢听戏曲。 Grandpa likes listening to Chinese opera every day.

京剧是中国最有名的**戏曲**之一，已经有两百多年的历史了。

From [京剧是什么？ · What is Peking opera?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-peking-opera#library-word-85-87)

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## Other words said xiqu

- [吸取xīqǔto absorb](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%B8%E5%8F%96)

## More words with 戏 or 曲

- [歌曲 gēqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gequ)
- [扭曲 niǔqū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/niuqu)
- [曲线 qūxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quxian)
- [曲折 qūzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quzhe)
- [弯曲 wānqū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanqu)
- [戏剧 xìjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiju)
- [游戏 yóuxì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youxi)

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