yǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to develop
  2. 2. to evolve
  3. 3. to practice
  4. 4. to perform
  5. 5. to play
  6. 6. to act

Example Sentences

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這場 講持續了兩個小時。
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Words Containing 演

上演
shàng yǎn

to screen (a movie)

主演
zhǔ yǎn

to act the leading role (in a movie or a play)

出演
chū yǎn

to appear (in a show etc)

导演
dǎo yǎn

to direct

愈演愈烈
yù yǎn yù liè

ever more critical

扮演
bàn yǎn

to play the role of

演出
yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

演员
yǎn yuán

actor or actress

演唱
yǎn chàng

sung performance

演唱会
yǎn chàng huì

vocal recital or concert

演奏
yǎn zòu

to perform on a musical instrument

演戏
yǎn xì

to put on a play

演技
yǎn jì

acting

演播室
yǎn bō shì

broadcasting studio

演示
yǎn shì

to demonstrate

演练
yǎn liàn

to do a drill

演绎
yǎn yì

to play out

演习
yǎn xí

maneuver

演艺圈
yǎn yì quān

show business

演说
yǎn shuō

speech

演讲
yǎn jiǎng

lecture

演变
yǎn biàn

to develop

表演
biǎo yǎn

play

三国演义
sān guó yǎn yì

Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[luó guàn zhōng], 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, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[liú bèi] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[cáo cāo] Wei 魏[wèi] as villains

主旨演讲
zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng

keynote speech

主题演讲
zhǔ tí yǎn jiǎng

keynote speech

公演
gōng yǎn

to perform in public; to give a performance

加演
jiā yǎn

to put on extra shows; to extend the run (of a show)

汇演
huì yǎn

joint performance

反演
fǎn yǎn

inversion (geometry)

口技表演者
kǒu jì biǎo yǎn zhě

ventriloquist

合演
hé yǎn

to act together

商演
shāng yǎn

commercial performance

天演
tiān yǎn

natural change

天演论
tiān yǎn lùn

the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论)

天体演化学
tiān tǐ yǎn huà xué

cosmogony

封神演义
fēng shén yǎn yì

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[zhōu wǔ wáng] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

就职演说
jiù zhí yǎn shuō

inaugural speech

就职演讲
jiù zhí yǎn jiǎng

inaugural lecture

巡演
xún yǎn

(theater etc) to tour

巡回演出
xún huí yǎn chū

(theater etc) to tour

拍演
pāi yǎn

(dialect) to perform

排演
pái yǎn

to rehearse (a performance)

推演
tuī yǎn

to deduce

操演
cāo yǎn

drill

文艺演出
wén yì yǎn chū

theatrical performance

时装表演
shí zhuāng biǎo yǎn

fashion show

替身演员
tì shēn yǎn yuán

substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts)

历史重演
lì shǐ chóng yǎn

history repeats itself

历朝通俗演义
lì cháo tōng sú yǎn yì

Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩

民国通俗演义
mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì

Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父

沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn

to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)

演出地点
yǎn chū dì diǎn

performance place

演出者
yǎn chū zhě

performer

演剧
yǎn jù

to perform a play

演化
yǎn huà

to evolve

演化支
yǎn huà zhī

clade (biology)

演员阵容
yǎn yuán zhèn róng

cast (of a movie etc)

演奏者
yǎn zòu zhě

performer

演播
yǎn bō

broadcast performance

演替
yǎn tì

succession (of changes in an ecological community)

演歌
yǎn gē

enka (Japanese genre of sentimental ballads)

演武
yǎn wǔ

arms drill

演活
yǎn huó

(of an actor) to bring (one's character) to life

演示文稿
yǎn shì wén gǎo

(PPT etc) presentation

演算
yǎn suàn

to calculate

演绎法
yǎn yì fǎ

deductive reasoning

演义
yǎn yì

to dramatize historical events

演艺
yǎn yì

performing arts

演艺人员
yǎn yì rén yuán

entertainer

演艺界
yǎn yì jiè

the entertainment world; show business

演说者
yǎn shuō zhě

orator

演讲家
yǎn jiǎng jiā

orator

演进
yǎn jìn

evolution

特技演员
tè jì yǎn yuán

stuntman

登台表演
dēng tái biǎo yǎn

to go on stage

发表演讲
fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng

to give a speech

禁演
jìn yǎn

to prohibit performance

群众演员
qún zhòng yǎn yuán

extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene)

义演
yì yǎn

benefit performance

联合军演
lián hé jūn yǎn

joint military exercise

临时演员
lín shí yǎn yuán

an extra (in a movie)

自导自演
zì dǎo zì yǎn

to direct a movie in which one also plays a major role as an actor

表演赛
biǎo yǎn sài

exhibition match

表演过火
biǎo yǎn guò huǒ

to overact

角色扮演游戏
jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì

role-playing game (RPG)

试演
shì yǎn

audition

讲演
jiǎng yǎn

to lecture

越演越烈
yuè yǎn yuè liè

to be intensifying

路演
lù yǎn

road show or promotional tour (for a product etc)

军事演习
jūn shì yǎn xí

military exercise

军演
jūn yǎn

military exercises

辍演
chuò yǎn

to stop performing a play

逻辑演算
luó ji yǎn suàn

logical calculation

重演
chóng yǎn

to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones)

钢琴演奏
gāng qín yǎn zòu

piano performance

开演
kāi yǎn

(of a play, movie etc) to begin

隋唐演义
suí táng yǎn yì

Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[chǔ rén huò]

杂技演员
zá jì yǎn yuán

acrobat

电影导演
diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn

film director

电影演员
diàn yǐng yǎn yuán

movie actor

预演
yù yǎn

dummy run

领衔主演
lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn

leading actors (in a show)

饰演
shì yǎn

to act

首演
shǒu yǎn

maiden stage role