Chinese Word: 演 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

演HSK 4

Pinyin: yǎn
English Definition: to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act
Chinese Definition:
①根据事理推广发挥：推演。讲演(亦作“演讲”)。演义(以史书及传说的材料为基础，增添一些细节，用章回体写成的小说)。演绎(一种推理方法，由一般原理推出关于特殊情况下的结论)。
②依照程式练习：演练。演示。演算。演武。演习。演兵场。
③不断变化：演变。演化。
④把技艺当众表现出来：表演。演出。演播。演奏。主演。义演。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic: 寅 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 寅 [ yín ] to respect, to revere; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch

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Example Words

演出	yǎn chū	to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; Classifiers: 场	HSK 4
表演	biǎo yǎn	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; Classifiers: 场	HSK 4
演员	yǎn yuán	actor or actress; performer; Classifiers: 个	HSK 4
导演	dǎo yǎn	to direct; director (film etc)	HSK 5
演讲	yǎn jiǎng	lecture; to make a speech	HSK 5

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Example Sentences

zhè shì
这是
yī
一
chū mò
出没
yǒu
有
yǎn
演
hǎo
好
de
的
xì
戏

。

This is a drama that does not play well.
ràng
让
wǒ men
我们
zhī dào
知道
nǐ
你
xiǎng yào
想要
shéi
谁
lái
来
yǎn
演

。

Let us know who you would have cast.
wǒ
我
wèn
问
tā
他
yǎn
演
de
的
shì
是
shéi
谁

。

I ask who he did.
wǒ men
我们
jiù
就
bù néng
不能
zhǎo
找
qí tā de
其他的
zhōng guó
中国
de
的
yǎn yuán
演员
lái
来
yǎn
演
ma
吗

？

Could not we find any other Chinese actors any more?
hǎo
好
de
的

…

…
nǐ
你
xiǎng
想
yǎn
演
nǎ ge
哪个
jué sè
角色

？

Ok……which part will you play?

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