It's always fun to talk about the latest television shows and stage productions. This Mandarin Chinese vocabulary list will help you with the various types of entertainment. Each entry has an audio pronunciation guide and animated Chinese characters showing stroke order.

Action

English: Action
Pinyin: dòngzuò piàn
trad: 動作片
simp: 动作片

Audio Pronunciation

Ballet

English: Ballet
Pinyin: bālěi
trad: 芭蕾
simp: 芭蕾

Audio Pronunciation

Cartoon

English: Cartoon
Pinyin: kǎtōng
trad: 卡通
simp: 卡通

Audio Pronunciation

Children's Show

English: Children's Show
Pinyin: értóng jiémù
trad: 兒童節目
simp: 儿童节目

Audio Pronunciation

Comedy

English: Comedy
Pinyin: xǐjù
trad: 喜劇
simp: 喜剧

Audio Pronunciation

Concert

English: Concert
Pinyin: yīnyuèhuì
trad: 音樂會
simp: 音乐会

Audio Pronunciation

Documentary

English: Documentary
Pinyin: jìlù piàn
trad: 記錄片
simp: 记录片

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Drama

English: Drama
Pinyin: jù qíng piàn
trad: 劇情片
simp: 剧情片

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Game Show

English: Game Show
Pinyin: yóuxì jiémù
trad: 遊戲節目
simp: 游戏节目

Audio Pronunciation

Horror

English: Horror
Pinyin: kǒngbù piàn
trad: 恐怖片
simp: 恐怖片

Audio Pronunciation