单口 (dān kǒu) — (noun) solo performance in traditional Chinese…

Definition

Short for 单口相声 — a one-person stand-up comedy routine in the traditional 相声 crosstalk tradition. Only the performer speaks (no 逗哏/捧哏 back-and-forth).

noun

solo performance in traditional Chinese folk art, especially stand-up comedy (单口相声)

Measure word · 段

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Tā biǎo yǎn le yí duàn dān kǒu xiàng sheng, dòu dé guān zhòng hā hā dà xiào.
He performed a solo crosstalk routine and had the audience roaring with laughter.
单口。
dān kǒu Zhè zhǒng yì shù xíng shì duì yǎn yuán de kǒu cái hé jí xìng néng lì yāo qiú hěn gāo.
This solo performance art form places high demands on the performer's eloquence and improvisational skills.
单口。
Wǒ zuì xǐ huan de dān kǒu yǎn yuán shì liú bǎo ruì.
My favorite solo crosstalk performer is Liu Baorui.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“单” means single and “口” means mouth, together one mouth denotes a solo performance.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 單; 单 is its simplified writing.

The form 單 originally pictured a Y-shaped wooden stick with two stones on top.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.