| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; Classifiers: 场 | |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; Classifiers: 场 | |
| 演员 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress; performer; Classifiers: 个 | |
| 导演 | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) | |
| 演讲 | yǎn jiǎng | lecture; to make a speech |
| 1 | This is a drama that does not play well. | |
| 2 | I think that' s why I agreed to do the play. | |
| 3 | Let us know who you would have cast. | |
| 4 | I ask who he did. | |
| 5 | Could not we find any other Chinese actors any more? |
