Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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 | 表演过火 | 表演過火 | biǎo yǎn guò huǒ | biao3 yan3 guo4 huo3 | to overact; to overdo one's part | ||
19 | 表演赛 | 表演賽 | biǎo yǎn sài | biao3 yan3 sai4 | exhibition match | ||
20 | 操演 | 操演 | cāo yǎn | cao1 yan3 | drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate | ||
21 | 重演 | 重演 | chóng yǎn | chong2 yan3 | to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones); to repeat (a performance) | ||
22 | 出演 | 出演 | chū yǎn | chu1 yan3 | to appear (in a show etc); an appearance (on stage etc) | ||
23 | 辍演 | 輟演 | chuò yǎn | chuo4 yan3 | to stop performing a play; to interrupt a stage run | ||
24 | 当演员 | 當演員 | dāng yǎn yuán | dang1 yan3 yuan2 | to go on stage | ||
25 | 登台表演 | 登臺表演 | dēng tái biǎo yǎn | deng1 tai2 biao3 yan3 | to go on stage | ||
26 | 电影导演 | 電影導演 | diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn | dian4 ying3 dao3 yan3 | film director | ||
27 | 电影演员 | 電影演員 | diàn yǐng yǎn yuán | dian4 ying3 yan3 yuan2 | movie actor; movie actress | ||
28 | 发表演讲 | 發表演講 | fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng | fa1 biao3 yan3 jiang3 | to give a speech | ||
29 | 反演 | 反演 | fǎn yǎn | fan3 yan3 | inversion (geometry) | ||
30 | 封神演义 | 封神演義 | fēng shén yǎn yì | Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4 | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc | ||
31 | 敷演 | 敷演 | fū yǎn | fu1 yan3 | variant of 敷衍 ; to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the meaning of the classics) | ||
32 | 钢琴演奏 | 鋼琴演奏 | gāng qín yǎn zòu | gang1 qin2 yan3 zou4 | piano performance | ||
33 | 公演 | 公演 | gōng yǎn | gong1 yan3 | to perform (e.g. on the stage); to lecture | ||
34 | 故伎重演 | 故伎重演 | gù jì chóng yǎn | gu4 ji4 chong2 yan3 | to repeat an old stratagem; up to one's old tricks | ||
35 | 核武器演练 | 核武器演練 | hé wǔ qì yǎn liàn | he2 wu3 qi4 yan3 lian4 | nuclear weapon maneuver | ||
36 | 合演 | 合演 | hé yǎn | he2 yan3 | to act together; to put on a joint performance | ||
37 | 汇演 | 匯演 | huì yǎn | hui4 yan3 | joint performance | ||
38 | 加演 | 加演 | jiā yǎn | jia1 yan3 | encore; to give an extra performance | ||
39 | 禁演 | 禁演 | jìn yǎn | jin4 yan3 | to prohibit performance | ||
40 | 就职演讲 | 就職演講 | jiù zhí yǎn jiǎng | jiu4 zhi2 yan3 jiang3 | inaugural lecture | ||
41 | 就职演说 | 就職演說 | jiù zhí yǎn shuō | jiu4 zhi2 yan3 shuo1 | inaugural speech | ||
42 | 角色扮演游戏 | 角色扮演遊戲 | jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì | jue2 se4 ban4 yan3 you2 xi4 | role-playing game (RPG) | ||
43 | 军事演习 | 軍事演習 | jūn shì yǎn xí | jun1 shi4 yan3 xi2 | military exercise; war game | ||
44 | 军演 | 軍演 | jūn yǎn | jun1 yan3 | military exercises | ||
45 | 开演 | 開演 | kāi yǎn | kai1 yan3 | (of a play, movie etc) to begin | ||
46 | 口技表演者 | 口技表演者 | kǒu jì biǎo yǎn zhě | kou3 ji4 biao3 yan3 zhe3 | ventriloquist | ||
47 | 历朝通俗演义 | 歷朝通俗演義 | lì cháo tōng sú yǎn yì | li4 chao2 tong1 su2 yan3 yi4 | Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡东藩 | ||
48 | 历史总在重演 | 歷史總在重演 | lì shǐ zǒng zài chóng yǎn | li4 shi3 zong3 zai4 chong2 yan3 | History repeats itself. | ||
49 | 联合军演 | 聯合軍演 | lián hé jūn yǎn | lian2 he2 jun1 yan3 | joint military exercise | ||
50 | 临时演员 | 臨時演員 | lín shí yǎn yuán | lin2 shi2 yan3 yuan2 | an extra (in a movie) | ||
51 | 领衔主演 | 領銜主演 | lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn | ling3 xian2 zhu3 yan3 | leading actors (in a show); starring | ||
52 | 路演 | 路演 | lù yǎn | lu4 yan3 | road show or promotional tour (for a product etc) | ||
53 | 逻辑演算 | 邏輯演算 | luó ji yǎn suàn | luo2 ji5 yan3 suan4 | logical calculation | ||
54 | 民国通俗演义 | 民國通俗演義 | mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì | Min2 guo2 tong1 su2 yan3 yi4 | Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡东藩 , and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 许廑父 | ||
55 | 女演员 | 女演員 | nǚ yǎn yuán | nu:3 yan3 yuan2 | actress | ||
56 | 拍演 | 拍演 | pāi yǎn | pai1 yan3 | (dialect) to perform; to act (in a play etc) | ||
57 | 排演 | 排演 | pái yǎn | pai2 yan3 | to rehearse (a performance) | ||
58 | 三国演义 | 三國演義 | sān guó yǎn yì | San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中 , one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 刘备 , 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操 , 魏 as tyrannical villains | ||
59 | 沙盘推演 | 沙盤推演 | shā pán tuī yǎn | sha1 pan2 tui1 yan3 | to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom); to rehearse a planned action or activity; to conduct a dry run | ||
60 | 商演 | 商演 | shāng yǎn | shang1 yan3 | commercial performance | ||
61 | 时装表演 | 時裝表演 | shí zhuāng biǎo yǎn | shi2 zhuang1 biao3 yan3 | fashion show | ||
62 | 试演 | 試演 | shì yǎn | shi4 yan3 | to act; to play a part; audition; dress rehearsal; preview (of a theatrical performance); dummy run | ||
63 | 首演 | 首演 | shǒu yǎn | shou3 yan3 | maiden stage role; first performance; first public showing | ||
64 | 隋唐演义 | 隋唐演義 | suí táng yǎn yì | Sui2 Tang2 Yan3 yi4 | Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人获 | ||
65 | 特技演员 | 特技演員 | tè jì yǎn yuán | te4 ji4 yan3 yuan2 | stuntman | ||
66 | 替身演员 | 替身演員 | tì shēn yǎn yuán | ti4 shen1 yan3 yuan2 | substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts); stuntman | ||
67 | 天体演化学 | 天體演化學 | tiān tǐ yǎn huà xué | tian1 ti3 yan3 hua4 xue2 | cosmogony | ||
68 | 天演 | 天演 | tiān yǎn | tian1 yan3 | natural change; evolution (early translation, since replaced by 进化 ) | ||
69 | 天演论 | 天演論 | tiān yǎn lùn | tian1 yan3 lun4 | the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 进化论 ) | ||
70 | 推演 | 推演 | tuī yǎn | tui1 yan3 | to deduce; to infer; to derive; an implication | ||
71 | 文艺演出 | 文藝演出 | wén yì yǎn chū | wen2 yi4 yan3 chu1 | theatrical performance; Classifiers: 场 | ||
72 | 巡回演出 | 巡迴演出 | xún huí yǎn chū | xun2 hui2 yan3 chu1 | (theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances | ||
73 | 巡演 | 巡演 | xún yǎn | xun2 yan3 | (theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances; abbr. for 巡回演出 | ||
74 | 演播 | 演播 | yǎn bō | yan3 bo1 | broadcast performance; televised or podcast lecture | ||
75 | 演播室 | 演播室 | yǎn bō shì | yan3 bo1 shi4 | broadcasting studio | ||
76 | 演唱会 | 演唱會 | yǎn chàng huì | yan3 chang4 hui4 | vocal recital or concert | ||
77 | 演出地点 | 演出地點 | yǎn chū dì diǎn | yan3 chu1 di4 dian3 | performance place; Classifiers: 处 | ||
78 | 演出者 | 演出者 | yǎn chū zhě | yan3 chu1 zhe3 | performer | ||
79 | 演歌 | 演歌 | yǎn gē | yan3 ge1 | enka (Japanese genre of sentimental ballads) | ||
80 | 演化支 | 演化支 | yǎn huà zhī | yan3 hua4 zhi1 | clade (biology) | ||
81 | 演活 | 演活 | yǎn huó | yan3 huo2 | (of an actor) to bring (one's character) to life; to act brilliantly | ||
82 | 演技 | 演技 | yǎn jì | yan3 ji4 | acting; performing skills | ||
83 | 演讲家 | 演講家 | yǎn jiǎng jiā | yan3 jiang3 jia1 | orator | ||
84 | 演进 | 演進 | yǎn jìn | yan3 jin4 | evolution; gradual forward progress | ||
85 | 演剧 | 演劇 | yǎn jù | yan3 ju4 | to perform a play | ||
86 | 演练 | 演練 | yǎn liàn | yan3 lian4 | to do a drill; to practice; training; drill | ||
87 | 演示 | 演示 | yǎn shì | yan3 shi4 | to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration | ||
88 | 演示文稿 | 演示文稿 | yǎn shì wén gǎo | yan3 shi4 wen2 gao3 | (PPT etc) presentation | ||
89 | 演说者 | 演說者 | yǎn shuō zhě | yan3 shuo1 zhe3 | orator; speaker | ||
90 | 演算 | 演算 | yǎn suàn | yan3 suan4 | to calculate; to perform calculations | ||
91 | 演替 | 演替 | yǎn tì | yan3 ti4 | succession (of changes in an ecological community); naturally evolving sequence | ||
92 | 演武 | 演武 | yǎn wǔ | yan3 wu3 | arms drill; to practice martial arts | ||
93 | 演绎法 | 演繹法 | yǎn yì fǎ | yan3 yi4 fa3 | deductive reasoning | ||
94 | 演艺界 | 演藝界 | yǎn yì jiè | yan3 yi4 jie4 | performing arts circles; show business | ||
95 | 演艺圈 | 演藝圈 | yǎn yì quān | yan3 yi4 quan1 | show business | ||
96 | 演艺人员 | 演藝人員 | yǎn yì rén yuán | yan3 yi4 ren2 yuan2 | entertainer; performer | ||
97 | 演员阵容 | 演員陣容 | yǎn yuán zhèn róng | yan3 yuan2 zhen4 rong2 | cast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe | ||
98 | 演奏者 | 演奏者 | yǎn zòu zhě | yan3 zou4 zhe3 | performer; musician | ||
99 | 义演 | 義演 | yì yǎn | yi4 yan3 | benefit performance; charity show | ||
100 | 映演 | 映演 | yìng yǎn | ying4 yan3 | to screen a movie (Tw) | ||
101 | 御前献演 | 御前獻演 | yù qián xiàn yǎn | yu4 qian2 xian4 yan3 | to give a command performance; command performance (idiom) | ||
102 | 预演 | 預演 | yù yǎn | yu4 yan3 | dummy run; to run through sth; to rehearse | ||
103 | 愈演愈烈 | 愈演愈烈 | yù yǎn yù liè | yu4 yan3 yu4 lie4 | ever more critical; problems get more and more intense | ||
104 | 越演越烈 | 越演越烈 | yuè yǎn yuè liè | yue4 yan3 yue4 lie4 | to be intensifying; to be getting worse and worse; to start to run rampant | ||
105 | 杂技演员 | 雜技演員 | zá jì yǎn yuán | za2 ji4 yan3 yuan2 | acrobat | ||
106 | 赈灾义演 | 賑災義演 | zhèn zāi yì yǎn | zhen4 zai1 yi4 yan3 | benefit performance for the people in stricken areas (idiom) | ||
107 | 主题演讲 | 主題演講 | zhǔ tǐ yǎn jiǎng | zhu3 ti3 yan3 jiang3 | keynote speech | ||
108 | 主演 | 主演 | zhǔ yǎn | zhu3 yan3 | to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor | ||
109 | 主旨演讲 | 主旨演講 | zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng | zhu3 zhi3 yan3 jiang3 | keynote speech |
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