How do I express the notion of "drama" in Chinese? If you have housemates or a romantic partner, you might (unfortunately) encounter what we call &quot;drama&quot; (n.):

A way of relating to the world in which a person consistently overreacts to or greatly exaggerates the importance of benign events.  Typically &quot;drama&quot; is used by people who are chronically bored or those who seek attention.  People who engage in &quot;drama&quot; will usually attempt to drag other people into their dramatic state, as a way of gaining attention or making their own lives more exciting.

Examples:

Every day I come home to some drama.
I'm sick of all this drama.

I was discussing my situation with my teacher the other day, and I struggled to express the notion of &quot;drama&quot; in Chinese.  Since it's colloquial, it doesn't translate directly: 戏剧: drama / play / theater.  The closest I found online is 戏精 (&quot;drama queen&quot;) and 加戏 (&quot;add drama&quot;).  However, these feel translated, so I'm not sure if they're any good.
Question: How do I express the notion of &quot;drama&quot; in Chinese?
I'm looking for a way to express this in Chinese that's understandable to Chinese people.  I'm guessing if I use 加戏, whoever I'm talking to won't understand.
There are different kinds of drama, for example, 悬疑剧, 推理剧, 感情剧, 伦理剧. What you wanted to express is a specific kind of drama --

活剧 - Live drama


诙谐有趣而类似戏剧情节的真实事件 - humorous and interesting real events that resemble drama plots

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闹剧 - Farce



一种喜剧; 2. 比喻滑稽夸张的事情 - 1. a comedy; 2. a metaphor of comically exaggerated event



Every day I come home to some drama. - 天天在家等着我的是一场又一场的活剧

I'm sick of all this drama. - 我再也受不了这些没完没了的闹剧

川普的整个总统任期就是一场活剧/闹剧- Trump’s entire presidency is a live drama/farce


Side note:
In Cantonese, there's a term 六國大封相 (an extravagant Chinese Opera title - a metaphor of chaotic, confrontational, or even violent scene). It may be a suitable choice in some contexts. Example: 成日六國大封相 (huge drama all day and every day)