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上演

shàng yǎn · shang yan

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to screen (a movie)
  2. to stage (a play)
  3. a screening
  4. a staging
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In a conversation

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Tonight at the theatre

  1. Liangliang

    社区(shèqū)剧场(jùchǎng)今晚(jīnwǎn)上演(shàngyǎn)京剧(jīngjù)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看(kàn)吧(ba)？

    The community theatre shows Peking opera tonight. Shall we go?

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！几点(jǐdiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)？

    Sure! What time does it start?

  3. Liangliang

    七点(qīdiǎn)半(bàn)。票(piào)是(shì)免费(miǎnfèi)的(de)。

    Seven thirty. The tickets are free.

  4. Dengdeng

    免费(miǎnfèi)的(de)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)早点(zǎodiǎn)去(qù)。

    Free? Then let's go early.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)海报(hǎibào)，今晚(jīnwǎn)上演(shàngyǎn)的(de)是(shì)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)的(de)京剧(jīngjù)！

    I looked at the poster. Tonight they put on the children's opera!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)也(yě)好(hǎo)，小(xiǎo)演员(yǎnyuán)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)可爱(kěài)。

    That's fine. The little actors must be cute.

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In a sentence

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01

罗(luó)密(mì)欧(ōu)和(hé)朱(zhū)丽(lì)叶(yè)正(zhèng)在(zài)剧(jù)场(chǎng)上(shàng)演(yǎn)。

Romeo and Juliet is on at the theatre.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Venki · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)部(bù)新(xīn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)将(jiāng)在(zài)全(quán)国(guó)上(shàng)演(yǎn)。

This new movie will be screened nationwide next month.

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