杂耍 (zá shuǎ) — variety show; vaudeville; juggling and acrobatic performances

Definition

Examples

• 昨天我们去看了杂耍表演，非常精彩。
  Zuó tiān wǒ men qù kàn le zá shuǎ biǎo yǎn, fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
  Yesterday we went to see a variety show; it was very exciting.
• 他小时候学过杂耍，现在还是个杂技演员。
  Tā xiǎo shí hou xué guò zá shuǎ, xiàn zài hái shì gè zá jì yǎn yuán.
  He studied juggling when he was young, and is still an acrobatic performer now.
• 这个剧院的杂耍节目吸引了很多观众。
  Zhè ge jù yuàn de zá shuǎ jié mù xī yǐn le hěn duō guān zhòng.
  This theater's variety show attracted many spectators.