| 1 | 戏剧 | 戲劇 | xì jù | xi4 ju4 | drama; play; theater | | |
| 2 | 悲剧 | 悲劇 | bēi jù | bei1 ju4 | tragedy; Classifiers: 出 | | |
| 3 | 剧本 | 劇本 | jù běn | ju4 ben3 | script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario | | |
| 4 | 剧烈 | 劇烈 | jù liè | ju4 lie4 | violent; acute; severe; fierce | | |
| 5 | 京剧 | 京劇 | jīng jù | Jing1 ju4 | Beijing opera; Classifiers: 场 ,出 | | |
| 6 | 舞剧 | 舞劇 | wǔ jù | wu3 ju4 | dance drama; ballet | | |
| 7 | 急剧 | 急劇 | jí jù | ji2 ju4 | rapid; sudden | | |
| 8 | 话剧 | 話劇 | huà jù | hua4 ju4 | stage play; modern drama; Classifiers: 台 | | |
| 9 | 剧 | 劇 | jù | ju4 | theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe | | |
| 10 | 喜剧 | 喜劇 | xǐ jù | xi3 ju4 | comedy; Classifiers: 部 ,出 | | |
| 11 | 剧场 | 劇場 | jù chǎng | ju4 chang3 | theater; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 12 | 加剧 | 加劇 | jiā jù | jia1 ju4 | to intensify; to sharpen; to accelerate; to aggravate; to exacerbate; to embitter | | |
| 13 | 电视剧 | 電視劇 | diàn shì jù | dian4 shi4 ju4 | TV play; soap opera; Classifiers: 部 | | |
| 14 | 剧团 | 劇團 | jù tuán | ju4 tuan2 | theatrical troupe | | |
| 15 | 歌剧 | 歌劇 | gē jù | ge1 ju4 | Western opera; Classifiers: 场 ,出 | | |
| 16 | 剧目 | 劇目 | jù mù | ju4 mu4 | repertoire; list of plays or operas | | |
| 17 | 剧情 | 劇情 | jù qíng | ju4 qing2 | story line; plot | | |
| 18 | 剧作家 | 劇作家 | jù zuò jiā | ju4 zuo4 jia1 | playwright | | |
| 19 | 哑剧 | 啞劇 | yǎ jù | ya3 ju4 | to mime; a dumb show | | |
| 20 | 剧院 | 劇院 | jù yuàn | ju4 yuan4 | theater; Classifiers: 家 | | |
| 21 | 戏剧性 | 戲劇性 | xì jù xìng | xi4 ju4 xing4 | dramatic | | |
| 22 | 杂剧 | 雜劇 | zá jù | za2 ju4 | a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy | | |
| 23 | 行动剧 | 行動劇 | xíng dòng jù | xing2 dong4 ju4 | (Tw) street theater (esp. as a form of political expression) | | |
| 24 | IP剧 | IP劇 | i p jù | I P ju4 | screen adaptation (TV series or movie based on an online novel or video game etc) | | |
| 25 | 追剧 | 追劇 | zhuī jù | zhui1 ju4 | to watch a TV series etc regularly; to binge-watch | | |