剧本 jùběn script
script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
How to remember 剧本: 剧 theatrical plays + 本 source = script.
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How it is used
- The written script of a play, film, or TV drama - 电影剧本 (diànyǐng jùběn) a film screenplay, 写剧本 (xiě jùběn) write a script.
- Refers to the text/document, whereas 剧情 (jùqíng) is the plot and 台词 (táicí) the spoken lines.
- Standard term in theater and film production.