戏院 (xì yuàn) — theater (especially for traditional Chinese opera or stage performances)

Definition

Examples

• 我们今晚去戏院看京剧。
  Wǒ men jīn wǎn qù xì yuàn kàn jīng jù.
  We're going to the theater tonight to watch Peking opera.
• 这家戏院已经有五十年的历史了。
  Zhè jiā xì yuàn yǐ jīng yǒu wǔ shí nián de lì shǐ le.
  This theater already has a history of fifty years.
• 戏院门口有很多人在排队买票。
  xì yuàn Mén kǒu yǒu hěn duō rén zài pái duì mǎi piào.
  There are many people queuing to buy tickets at the theater entrance.