Hi I can't tell you if the translation into Mandarin is correct, but I can help explain the meaning in English. A variety show is one that includes different types of performance. So you would normally expect to see a mixture of singers, comedians, magicians, and all sorts of diverse types of performer. They can be either in a theatre or a TV shows. Normally all of the acts would be suitable for all members of the family to watch. I hope that helps. Chris

"Variety shows" (UK) and "vaudeville" (US) were a popular form of live theater entertainment in the UK and the US from perhaps 1880 to 1940. They have largely died out. They were presented in theaters. They consisted of a series of short acts that, as the British name suggests, included of a variety of performances: singing, instrumental, comedians telling jokes, acrobats, magicians. I've personally never seen vaudeville, but the Ed Sullivan Show--a famous television show in the 1950s and 1960s--was very similar. Vaudeville performers basically had a single act, which they performed over and over. Since they were performing live, only a few hundred people saw each performance. They traveled from city to city, theatre to theatre, on organized "circuits." Vaudeville was largely killed off by television. Television came as a shock to established vaudeville performers, because you performed your act once, a million people saw it, and then you couldn't do it again. Television required performers to come up with a new act and new material every week.