Writing
相声 (xiàng sheng) — how to say "crosstalk" in Chinese
相声
Crosstalk, traditional Chinese comedic performance
noun
Character composition
相
mutual, each other
声
sound, voice
Radicals / Keys
士
Scholar
#33 · shì · 3 strokes
目
Eye
#109 · mù · 5 strokes
Collocations
听相声
tīng xiàng sheng
listen to crosstalk
说相声
shuō xiàng sheng
perform crosstalk
相声演员
xiàng sheng yǎn yuán
crosstalk actor
Examples
昨天晚上我和朋友去看了一场精彩的相声表演。
Last night, my friend and I went to see a wonderful crosstalk performance.
我喜欢听相声。
I like listening to crosstalk.
Frequently asked questions
Crosstalk meaning in Chinese
"crosstalk" in Chinese is 相声 (xiàng sheng).
相声 meaning in English
相声 (xiàng sheng) means "Crosstalk, traditional Chinese comedic performance".
How is 相声 pronounced?
It is pronounced xiàng sheng (written as xiang sheng, xiangsheng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "crosstalk" in Chinese characters?
It is written 相声: 相 has 9 strokes, 声 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 相声?
相声 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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