Dialogue

A: 这场京剧好看吗?

Zhè chăng jīngjù hăokàn ma?

Is this Peking Opera interesting?

B: 真精彩!可惜不太懂

Zhēn jīngcăi! Kěxī bú tài dŏng.

The performance is great! Yet it's a pity that I don't really understand it.

Related expression

是武戏,挺热闹

Shì wŭ xì, tíng rènao.

This is about warriors and fighting; it is very exciting.

Tips

Foreigners who do not know Chinese will appreciate Peking Opera more for its martial art action, being entertained by "watching the excitement" on the stage. If you really want to watch a dramatic play, you must first know some Chinese and understand its cultural and historical background.

我们去看杂技吧

Wŏmen qù kàn zájì ba!

Let's go to the acrobatics show.