Definition

1. Noun:
   • Playwright, dramatist: A person who writes plays, especially as their profession. This is the primary and most common meaning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy là một kịch sĩ nổi tiếng. (He is a famous playwright.)
  • Các kịch sĩ Việt Nam đã sáng tác nhiều vở kịch có giá trị. (Vietnamese playwrights have created many valuable plays.)
  • Buổi gặp gỡ với kịch sĩ sẽ diễn ra vào tuần tới. (The meeting with the dramatist will take place next week.)

Advanced Usage

• The word kịch sĩ specifically refers to the writer/creator of a dramatic text. It is not used to refer to an actor or actress (which are diễn viên, nghệ sĩ sân khấu).
• In formal or academic contexts, kịch sĩ can be synonymous with nhà soạn kịch or tác giả kịch.

Variants and Related Words

• Kịch (n): Play, drama.
  • vở kịch (a play)
• Biên kịch (n): Screenwriter, scriptwriter (often for film/TV).
• Soạn kịch (v): To write a play.
• Kịch bản (n): Script, screenplay.

Synonyms

• Nhà soạn kịch: Playwright.
• Tác giả kịch: Play author.
• Dramatist: Dramatist (a more formal English equivalent).

Notes on Meaning

• Important Distinction: In Vietnamese, kịch sĩ is almost exclusively used to mean a writer of plays. This differs from some other East Asian languages where a similar-sounding word might refer to an actor. The word for actor/actress in Vietnamese is diễn viên or nghệ sĩ sân khấu.
• The reference to "dramatics" in the provided context likely points to the field or art of the dramatist, not to the performance aspect.

1. Playwright, dramatics