演
yǎnㄧㄢˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: DIỄN
Traditional: 演
HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb)
to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act
演 + role: 演主角 (play the lead); related: 演出, 演员, 表演.
Examples
她在这部电视剧里演妈妈。
tā zài zhè bù diàn shì jù lǐ yǎn mā ma.
She plays the mother in this TV series.
电影院正在演什么电影？
diàn yǐng yuàn zhèng zài yǎn shén me diàn yǐng?
What's showing at the cinema?
他演得非常好。
tā yǎn dé fēi cháng hǎo.
He acted really well.
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Stroke order
DIỄN · 14 strokes
to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act
Related words
- 表演 biǎo yǎn — play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate
- 演出 yǎn chū — to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show
- 演员 yǎn yuán — actor or actress; performer
- 导演 dǎo yǎn — to direct; director (film etc)
- 扮演 bàn yǎn — to play the role of; to act
- 演讲 yǎn jiǎng — lecture; to make a speech
- 演绎 yǎn yì — (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer
- 演习 yǎn xí — maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver