Word: 唱戏 (chàngxì) Traditional: 唱戲 唱戏 dictionary entry chàngxì to perform in opera Full dictionary entry for 唱戏 Example sentences using 唱戏 8 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 公园里有一群票友在唱戏。 Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yìqún piàoyǒu zài chàngxì. A group of amateur opera singers is performing in the park. 唱戏的不瞒打锣的 chàngxì de bù mán dǎ luó de the opera singer doesn't hide things from the gong player 唱戏的喝彩，自己给自己捧场 chàngxì de hècǎi, zìjǐ gěi zìjǐ pěngchǎng An opera performer shouting bravo: cheering himself on 唱戏的胡子，假的 chàngxì de húzi, jiǎ de An opera actor's beard: fake 唱戏的跑圈儿，走过场 chàngxì de pǎo quānr, zǒuguòchǎng An opera actor running a circle: just walking across the stage 唱戏还要有个过场 chàngxì hái yào yǒu ge guò chǎng even an opera needs an interlude scene 说书的嘴，唱戏的腿，有伸有缩 shuōshū de zuǐ, chàngxì de tuǐ, yǒu shēn yǒu suō the storyteller's mouth, the opera singer's legs: they stretch and contract 顶着石臼唱戏，费力不讨好 dǐngzhe shíjiù chàngxì, fèilìbùtǎohǎo singing opera with a stone mortar on your head: hard work and no thanks