戏 can mean be a verb or an noun. 戏说 as a verb, it means to jest, to make it in a humorous way; to make an unreasonable comparison in jest As a noun, to stretch history as a joking or humorous or tongue-in-cheek way; history as a jocular narrative. For example, 戏说乾隆, a historical drama jesting about Emperor Chien Lung; for entertainment purposes only but based on some fact or story about the emperor. So to answer your question, it depends on the context.

“戏说中国人”这个短语应该是动宾短语，其中“戏说”是动词，“中国人”是宾语。动宾短语是指两个结构有支配与被支配的关系，如：“站着一个人”。 以上是我的回答。：）

“戏说”： To introduce or to present something/somebody humorously

其实这里的“戏说”是指用一种幽默的、用一些有趣的情节来讲述的，而不是严肃认真地说某件事，所以我觉得用英文来说的话，可以是： “Dramatic Chinese”。

To intoduce or present something/somebody humorously.