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Meaning of chaqu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˌt͡ʃɑːˈt͡ʃuː/

Definitions

A form of Chinese opera.
An inserted musical sequence in a Chinese movie.

Examples

“The pavilion's tour de force is the private theater, which provided the emperor with a cozy perch to view chaqu, a form of opera invented by a commoner that became all the rage in 18th-century Beijing.”

“Teo clarifies that chaqu were eventually differentiated from "full-fledged" musicals […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Char char kway teow char siu char siu bao char-à-banc chara