悲剧 bēijù tragedy
怎么记住“悲剧”: 悲 sorrow + 剧 theatrical plays = tragedy.
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用法
- A tragedy - the dramatic genre or a tragic event: 人生悲剧 (rénshēng bēijù) a life tragedy, 避免悲剧发生 (to prevent a tragedy).
- Also modern slang for 'a disaster/fiasco': 这下悲剧了 (now we're screwed).
- Contrast 喜剧 (xǐjù, comedy).