| 1 | 演员 | 演員 | yǎn yuán | yan3 yuan2 | actor or actress; performer; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 表演 | 表演 | biǎo yǎn | biao3 yan3 | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; Classifiers: 场 | | |
| 3 | 演出 | 演出 | yǎn chū | yan3 chu1 | to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; Classifiers: 场 | | |
| 4 | 演 | 演 | yǎn | yan3 | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | | |
| 5 | 演奏 | 演奏 | yǎn zòu | yan3 zou4 | to perform on a musical instrument | | |
| 6 | 演变 | 演變 | yǎn biàn | yan3 bian4 | to develop; to evolve; development; evolution | | |
| 7 | 导演 | 導演 | dǎo yǎn | dao3 yan3 | to direct; director (film etc) | | |
| 8 | 演化 | 演化 | yǎn huà | yan3 hua4 | to evolve; evolution | | |
| 9 | 扮演 | 扮演 | bàn yǎn | ban4 yan3 | to play the role of; to act | | |
| 10 | 演讲 | 演講 | yǎn jiǎng | yan3 jiang3 | lecture; to make a speech | | |
| 11 | 演唱 | 演唱 | yǎn chàng | yan3 chang4 | sung performance; to sing for an audience | | |
| 12 | 演绎 | 演繹 | yǎn yì | yan3 yi4 | performing arts; to dramatize historical events; novel or play on historical theme; (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer | | |
| 13 | 演说 | 演說 | yǎn shuō | yan3 shuo1 | speech; to deliver a speech | | |
| 14 | 演戏 | 演戲 | yǎn xì | yan3 xi4 | to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign | | |
| 15 | 演习 | 演習 | yǎn xí | yan3 xi2 | maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver | | |
| 16 | 讲演 | 講演 | jiǎng yǎn | jiang3 yan3 | to lecture; to speak publicly | | |
| 17 | 上演 | 上演 | shàng yǎn | shang4 yan3 | to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging | | |
| 18 | 电影演员 | 電影演員 | diàn yǐng yǎn yuán | dian4 ying3 yan3 yuan2 | movie actor; movie actress | | |
| 19 | 电影导演 | 電影導演 | diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn | dian4 ying3 dao3 yan3 | film director | | |
| 20 | 主旨演讲 | 主旨演講 | zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng | zhu3 zhi3 yan3 jiang3 | keynote speech | | |
| 21 | 登台表演 | 登臺表演 | dēng tái biǎo yǎn | deng1 tai2 biao3 yan3 | to go on stage | | |
| 22 | 当演员 | 當演員 | dāng yǎn yuán | dang1 yan3 yuan2 | to go on stage | | |
| 23 | 操演 | 操演 | cāo yǎn | cao1 yan3 | drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate | | |
| 24 | 合演 | 合演 | hé yǎn | he2 yan3 | to act together; to put on a joint performance | | |
| 25 | 汇演 | 匯演 | huì yǎn | hui4 yan3 | joint performance | | |