pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
演
演
yan3
to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act
strokes
14
radical
strokes after radical
11
扮演
扮演
ban4 yan3
to play the role of; to act
表演
表演
biao3 yan3
play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate
表演过火
表演過火
biao3 yan3 guo4 huo3
to overact; to overdo one's part
表演赛
表演賽
biao3 yan3 sai4
exhibition match
操演
操演
cao1 yan3
drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate
重演
重演
chong2 yan3
a repeat performance; repeat occurrence (e.g. of a disaster)
出演
出演
chu1 yan3
to appear (in a show etc); an appearance (on stage etc)
辍演
輟演
chuo4 yan3
to stop performing a play; to interrupt a stage run
导演
導演
dao3 yan3
to direct; director (film etc)
登台表演
登臺表演
deng1 tai2 biao3 yan3
to go on stage
电影导演
電影導演
dian4 ying3 dao3 yan3
film director
电影演员
電影演員
dian4 ying3 yan3 yuan2
movie star
发表演讲
發表演講
fa1 biao3 yan3 jiang3
to give a speech
反演
反演
fan3 yan3
inversion (geometry)
封神演义
封神演義
feng1 shen2 yan3 yi4
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 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
敷演
敷演
fu1 yan3
variant of 敷衍; to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the meaning of the classics)
钢琴演奏
鋼琴演奏
gang1 qin2 yan3 zou4
piano performance
公演
公演
gong1 yan3
to perform (e.g. on the stage); to lecture
故伎重演
故伎重演
gu4 ji4 chong2 yan3
to repeat an old stratagem; up to one's old tricks
合演
合演
he2 yan3
to act together; to put on a joint performance
汇演
匯演
hui4 yan3
joint performance
加演
加演
jia1 yan3
encore; to give an extra performance
讲演
講演
jiang3 yan3
to lecture; to speak publicly
禁演
禁演
jin4 yan3
to prohibit performance
就职演讲
就職演講
jiu4 zhi2 yan3 jiang3
inaugural lecture
就职演说
就職演說
jiu4 zhi2 yan3 shuo1
inaugural speech
角色扮演游戏
角色扮演遊戲
jue2 se4 ban4 yan3 you2 xi4
role-playing game (RPG)
军事演习
軍事演習
jun1 shi4 yan3 xi2
military exercise; war game
军演
軍演
jun1 yan3
military exercises
开演
開演
kai1 yan3
(of a play, movie etc) to begin
口技表演者
口技表演者
kou3 ji4 biao3 yan3 zhe3
ventriloquist
历朝通俗演义
歷朝通俗演義
li4 chao2 tong1 su2 yan3 yi4
Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
联合军演
聯合軍演
lian2 he2 jun1 yan3
joint military exercise
临时演员
臨時演員
lin2 shi2 yan3 yuan2
an extra (in a movie)
领衔主演
領銜主演
ling3 xian2 zhu3 yan3
leading actors (in a show); starring
路演
路演
lu4 yan3
road show or promotional tour (for a product etc)
逻辑演算
邏輯演算
luo2 ji5 yan3 suan4
logical calculation
民国通俗演义
民國通俗演義
min2 guo2 tong1 su2 yan3 yi4
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
拍演
拍演
pai1 yan3
(dialect) to perform; to act (in a play etc)
排演
排演
pai2 yan3
to rehearse (a performance)
三国演义
三國演義
san1 guo2 yan3 yi4
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中, 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, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as vi
沙盘推演
沙盤推演
sha1 pan2 tui1 yan3
to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom); to rehearse a planned action or activity; to conduct a dry run
商演
商演
shang1 yan3
commercial performance
上演
上演
shang4 yan3
to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
时装表演
時裝表演
shi2 zhuang1 biao3 yan3
fashion show
试演
試演
shi4 yan3
audition; dress rehearsal; preview (of a theatrical performance); dummy run
饰演
飾演
shi4 yan3
to act; to play a part
首演
首演
shou3 yan3
maiden stage role; first performance; first public showing
隋唐演义
隋唐演義
sui2 tang2 yan3 yi4
Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获
特技演员
特技演員
te4 ji4 yan3 yuan2
stuntman
替身演员
替身演員
ti4 shen1 yan3 yuan2
substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts); stuntman
天体演化学
天體演化學
tian1 ti3 yan3 hua4 xue2
cosmogony
天演
天演
tian1 yan3
natural change; evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化|进化)
天演论
天演論
tian1 yan3 lun4
the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论)
推演
推演
tui1 yan3
to deduce; to infer; to derive; an implication
文艺演出
文藝演出
wen2 yi4 yan3 chu1
theatrical performance
巡回演出
巡迴演出
xun2 hui2 yan3 chu1
(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances
巡演
巡演
xun2 yan3
(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances; abbr. for 巡迴演出|巡回演出
演变
演變
yan3 bian4
to develop; to evolve; development; evolution
演播
演播
yan3 bo1
broadcast performance; televised or podcast lecture
演播室
演播室
yan3 bo1 shi4
broadcasting studio
演唱
演唱
yan3 chang4
sung performance; to sing for an audience
演唱会
演唱會
yan3 chang4 hui4
vocal recital or concert
演出
演出
yan3 chu1
to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show
演出地点
演出地點
yan3 chu1 di4 dian3
performance place
演出者
演出者
yan3 chu1 zhe3
performer
演化
演化
yan3 hua4
to evolve; evolution
演化支
演化支
yan3 hua4 zhi1
clade (biology)
演活
演活
yan3 huo2
(of an actor) to bring (one's character) to life; to act brilliantly
演技
演技
yan3 ji4
acting; performing skills
演讲
演講
yan3 jiang3
lecture; to make a speech
演讲家
演講家
yan3 jiang3 jia1
orator
演进
演進
yan3 jin4
evolution; gradual forward progress
演剧
演劇
yan3 ju4
to perform a play
演练
演練
yan3 lian4
drill; practice
演示
演示
yan3 shi4
to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration
演说
演說
yan3 shuo1
speech; to deliver a speech
演说者
演說者
yan3 shuo1 zhe3
orator; speaker
演算
演算
yan3 suan4
to calculate; to perform calculations
演替
演替
yan3 ti4
succession (of changes in an ecological community); naturally evolving sequence
演武
演武
yan3 wu3
arms drill; to practice martial arts
演习
演習
yan3 xi2
maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver
演戏
演戲
yan3 xi4
to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
演艺
演藝
yan3 yi4
performing arts
演绎
演繹
yan3 yi4
(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer
演义
演義
yan3 yi4
to dramatize historical events; novel or play on historical theme
演绎法
演繹法
yan3 yi4 fa3
(Logic) deduction
演艺界
演藝界
yan3 yi4 jie4
performing arts circles; show business
演艺圈
演藝圈
yan3 yi4 quan1
show business
演艺人员
演藝人員
yan3 yi4 ren2 yuan2
entertainer; performer
演员
演員
yan3 yuan2
actor or actress; performer
演员阵容
演員陣容
yan3 yuan2 zhen4 rong2
cast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe
演奏
演奏
yan3 zou4
to perform on a musical instrument
演奏者
演奏者
yan3 zou4 zhe3
performer; musician
义演
義演
yi4 yan3
benefit performance; charity show
预演
預演
yu4 yan3
dummy run; to run through sth; to rehearse
愈演愈烈
愈演愈烈
yu4 yan3 yu4 lie4
ever more critical; problems get more and more intense
越演越烈
越演越烈
yue4 yan3 yue4 lie4
to be intensifying; to be getting worse and worse; to start to run rampant
杂技演员
雜技演員
za2 ji4 yan3 yuan2
acrobat
主题演讲
主題演講
zhu3 ti3 yan3 jiang3
keynote speech
主演
主演
zhu3 yan3
to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor
主旨演讲
主旨演講
zhu3 zhi3 yan3 jiang3
keynote speech