<p>A "puppet show" can be called <a href="http://baike.baidu.com/view/51751.htm" rel="nofollow">木偶戏</a>, <a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8%E5%81%B6%E5%8A%87" rel="nofollow">木偶剧, 傀儡戲、人偶戲、or 人偶劇 </a>. </p>

<p>You can refer specifically to a puppeteer as 操纵木偶者 or simply (遮蔽)操纵者. But to refer to puppeteers in general, I feel that 操纵木偶的艺人(们) would be more appropriate.</p>

<p>So for your phrase, one way of saying it would be 我们去看了一个木偶戏/剧。操纵木偶的艺人们是从台湾来的。</p>

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2012-06-11T05:35:38.640Z
Thanks, my teacher was really impressed with the vocabulary when I gave my presentation, so I confessed that I had help.
Don Kirkby
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Krazer
<p>Perhaps 操偶師 ?</p>

<p>It literally means "the master who controls the puppet."</p>

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Doesn't seem to be used in mainland China.
deutschZuid
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2012-06-11T03:58:58.197Z
@JamesJiao Actually it's okay, but most used in formal occasion or in writting.
shouya
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Thanks for the suggestion, and welcome to the Chinese Language Stack Exchange site.
Don Kirkby
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AngelLeliel
<p>I want to describe a puppet show we saw. It was in a theatre and performed by professional puppeteers. I found three terms for puppet: 人形, 木偶, and 傀儡. I couldn't find anything for puppeteer.</p>

<p>Here's my wild guess at saying, "We saw a puppet show. The puppeteers were from Taiwan."</p>

<p>我们一起去看木偶戏剧。木偶者是台湾人。</p>

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2012-06-07T05:30:52.270Z
Yes, there doesn't seem to be a word for putteteer. Before I've seen people use 操纵木偶的人.
BertR
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How to describe a puppet show
# How to describe a puppet show

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-06-07)

I want to describe a puppet show we saw. It was in a theatre and performed by professional puppeteers. I found three terms for puppet: 人形, 木偶, and 傀儡. I couldn't find anything for puppeteer.

Here's my wild guess at saying, "We saw a puppet show. The puppeteers were from Taiwan."

我们一起去看木偶戏剧。木偶者是台湾人。

**Tags:** word-choice

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes, there doesn't seem to be a word for putteteer. Before I've seen people use 操纵木偶的人.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-06-07. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

A "puppet show" can be called [木偶戏](http://baike.baidu.com/view/51751.htm), [木偶剧, 傀儡戲、人偶戲、or 人偶劇](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8%E5%81%B6%E5%8A%87) .

You can refer specifically to a puppeteer as 操纵木偶者 or simply (遮蔽)操纵者. But to refer to puppeteers in general, I feel that 操纵木偶的艺人(们) would be more appropriate.

So for your phrase, one way of saying it would be 我们去看了一个木偶戏/剧。操纵木偶的艺人们是从台湾来的。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks, my teacher was really impressed with the vocabulary when I gave my presentation, so I confessed that I had help.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-06-10. Score: 1

Perhaps 操偶師 ?

It literally means "the master who controls the puppet."

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Doesn't seem to be used in mainland China.  
> **username_5**: @JamesJiao Actually it's okay, but most used in formal occasion or in writting.  
> **username_0**: Thanks for the suggestion, and welcome to the Chinese Language Stack Exchange site.  

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