Usage note
话剧是用来表演故事的舞台剧。
huàjù shì yòng lái bǎo xiǎng de shàng tái jù.
话剧 is a stage play used to tell stories.
Context note
话剧通常在剧院演出，也可以在学校或社区活动中表演。
huàjù cháng cháng zài yù jì yǎn chū, yě kě yǐ zài xué xiào huò qū shè huó dòng zhōng bǎi píng.
Stage plays are usually performed in theaters and can also be shown in school or community events.
5 examples
这是一部话剧。
zhè shì yí bù huà jù。
This is a stage play.
他喜欢看话剧。
tā xǐ huan kàn huà jù。
He likes to watch stage plays.
妈妈带我去看了话剧。
mā ma dài wǒ qù kàn le huà jù。
Mom took me to see a stage play.
学校里经常有话剧表演。
xué xiào lǐ jīng cháng yǒu huà jù biǎo yǎn。
There are often stage plays performed at school.
这部话剧非常精彩。
zhè bù huà jù fēi cháng jīng cǎi。
This stage play was very impressive.
5 mini stories
昨天我们学校演了一部话剧，讲的是古代的故事。
zuó tiān wǒ men xué xiào yǎn le yí bù huà jù， jiǎng de shì gǔ dài de gù shì。
Our school put on a stage play yesterday about ancient stories.
爸爸说他年轻时看过很多话剧。
bà ba shuō tā nián qīng shí kàn guò hěn duō huà jù。
Dad said he watched many stage plays when he was young.
我们在社区中心表演了一部话剧，大家都很喜欢。
wǒ men zài shè qū zhōng xīn biǎo yǎn le yí bù huà jù， dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huan。
We performed a stage play at the community center and everyone really liked it.
妈妈说她小时候经常看话剧。
mā ma shuō tā xiǎo shí hòu jīng cháng kàn huà jù。
Mom said she often watched stage plays when she was young.
学校里有很多关于历史的话剧。
xué xiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō guān yú lì shǐ de huà jù。
There are many historical stage plays at school.
Mini dialogue
学校演出
A
下星期学校有一场话剧，你想去看吗？
Xià xīngqī xuéxiào yǒu yì chǎng huàjù, nǐ xiǎng qù kàn ma?
There's a stage play at school next week. Do you want to go see it?
B
好啊！是什么话剧？
Hǎo a! Shì shénme huàjù?
Sure! What's the play about?
A
是同学们自己演的话剧，讲一个勇敢的小兔子。
Shì tóngxuémen zìjǐ yǎn de huàjù, jiǎng yí ge yǒnggǎn de xiǎo tùzi.
It's a stage play performed by the students, about a brave little rabbit.
喜欢表演
A
你最喜欢什么课外活动？
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme kèwài huódòng?
What's your favorite after-school activity?
B
我最喜欢演话剧，因为可以扮演不同的角色。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan yǎn huàjù, yīnwèi kěyǐ bànyǎn bùtóng de juésè.
I like performing in stage plays the most, because I can play different characters.
Related words and contrasts
similar
戏剧
xìjù
drama, theatre
近义词，是话剧的上位概念
related
歌剧
gējù
opera
相关词，以歌唱为主的舞台剧
related
演员
yǎnyuán
actor, performer
相关词，在话剧中表演的人