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yǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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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。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 873223)

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Words Containing 演

义演
yì yǎn

benefit performance

特技演员
tè jì yǎn yuán

stuntman

演绎法
yǎn yì fǎ

deductive reasoning

替身演员
tì shēn yǎn yuán

substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts)

越演越烈
yuè yǎn yuè liè

to be intensifying

演义
yǎn yì

to dramatize historical events

演活
yǎn huó

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

群众演员
qún zhòng yǎn yuán

extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene)

天演论
tiān yǎn lùn

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

禁演
jìn yǎn

to prohibit performance

演剧
yǎn jù

to perform a play

愈演愈烈
yù yǎn yù liè

ever more critical

表演过火
biǎo yǎn guò huǒ

to overact

联合军演
lián hé jūn yǎn

joint military exercise

演化支
yǎn huà zhī

clade (biology)

演示文稿
yǎn shì wén gǎo

(PPT etc) presentation

演戏
yǎn xì

to put on a play

电影演员
diàn yǐng yǎn yuán

movie actor

演播
yǎn bō

broadcast performance

演奏者
yǎn zòu zhě

performer

演出地点
yǎn chū dì diǎn

performance place

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

演算
yǎn suàn

to calculate

杂技演员
zá jì yǎn yuán

acrobat

演歌
yǎn gē

enka (Japanese genre of sentimental ballads)

演绎
yǎn yì

to play out

历史重演
lì shǐ chóng yǎn

history repeats itself

开演
kāi yǎn

(of a play, movie etc) to begin

登台表演
dēng tái biǎo yǎn

to go on stage

天演
tiān yǎn

natural change

时装表演
shí zhuāng biǎo yǎn

fashion show

扮演
bàn yǎn

to play the role of

角色扮演游戏
jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì

role-playing game (RPG)

主演
zhǔ yǎn

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

演讲
yǎn jiǎng

lecture

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

天体演化学
tiān tǐ yǎn huà xué

cosmogony

口技表演者
kǒu jì biǎo yǎn zhě

ventriloquist

拍演
pāi yǎn

(dialect) to perform

巡演
xún yǎn

(theater etc) to tour

演习
yǎn xí

maneuver

上演
shàng yǎn

to screen (a movie)

演艺人员
yǎn yì rén yuán

entertainer

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

排演
pái yǎn

to rehearse (a performance)

就职演说
jiù zhí yǎn shuō

inaugural speech

出演
chū yǎn

to appear (in a show etc)

演说
yǎn shuō

speech

演出
yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

自导自演
zì dǎo zì yǎn

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

领衔主演
lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn

leading actors (in a show)

演出者
yǎn chū zhě

performer

预演
yù yǎn

dummy run

演练
yǎn liàn

to do a drill

辍演
chuò yǎn

to stop performing a play

推演
tuī yǎn

to deduce

演化
yǎn huà

to evolve

加演
jiā yǎn

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

演员
yǎn yuán

actor or actress

军事演习
jūn shì yǎn xí

military exercise

电影导演
diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn

film director

演讲家
yǎn jiǎng jiā

orator

汇演
huì yǎn

joint performance

演进
yǎn jìn

evolution

军演
jūn yǎn

military exercises

沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn

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

钢琴演奏
gāng qín yǎn zòu

piano performance

导演
dǎo yǎn

to direct

路演
lù yǎn

road show or promotional tour (for a product etc)

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

演员阵容
yǎn yuán zhèn róng

cast (of a movie etc)

操演
cāo yǎn

drill

演武
yǎn wǔ

arms drill

演奏
yǎn zòu

to perform on a musical instrument

表演赛
biǎo yǎn sài

exhibition match

演替
yǎn tì

succession (of changes in an ecological community)

文艺演出
wén yì yǎn chū

theatrical performance

反演
fǎn yǎn

inversion (geometry)

演唱
yǎn chàng

sung performance

演说者
yǎn shuō zhě

orator

发表演讲
fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng

to give a speech

试演
shì yǎn

audition

就职演讲
jiù zhí yǎn jiǎng

inaugural lecture

合演
hé yǎn

to act together

主题演讲
zhǔ tí yǎn jiǎng

keynote speech

演艺
yǎn yì

performing arts

主旨演讲
zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng

keynote speech

逻辑演算
luó ji yǎn suàn

logical calculation

演示
yǎn shì

to demonstrate

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]

表演
biǎo yǎn

play

演变
yǎn biàn

to develop

饰演
shì yǎn

to act

演艺圈
yǎn yì quān

show business

演唱会
yǎn chàng huì

vocal recital or concert

公演
gōng yǎn

to perform in public; to give a performance

演播室
yǎn bō shì

broadcasting studio

巡回演出
xún huí yǎn chū

(theater etc) to tour

演艺界
yǎn yì jiè

the entertainment world; show business

重演
chóng yǎn

to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones)

临时演员
lín shí yǎn yuán

an extra (in a movie)

讲演
jiǎng yǎn

to lecture

演技
yǎn jì

acting

首演
shǒu yǎn

maiden stage role

商演
shāng yǎn

commercial performance