剧本 (jù běn) — script, screenplay (for a play, film, or TV series)

Definition

剧本 is the written script or screenplay for a play, film, or TV series — the document actors and directors work from. Contrast with 剧情, which is the plot/storyline the script tells, not the document itself.

noun
scriptscreenplay (for a play, film, or TV series)
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Examples

  • 剧本
    Zhè ge jù běn shì gēn jù zhēn shí gù shi gǎi biān de.
    This script is adapted from a true story.
  • Yǎn yuán men zhèng zài pái liàn xīn jù běn.
    The actors are rehearsing a new script.
  • 剧本
    Dǎo yǎn duì jù běn zuò le hěn duō xiū gǎi.
    The director made many revisions to the script.

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