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扮演

bàn yǎn · ban yan

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HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to play the role of
  2. to act
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The tree in the school play

  1. Dengdeng

    学校(xuéxiào)的(de)话剧(huàjù)，我(wǒ)扮演(bànyǎn)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)。

    In the school play, I play a tree.

  2. Liangliang

    树(shù)？你(nǐ)不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)吗(ma)？

    A tree? You don't speak?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)，我(wǒ)只要(zhǐyào)站着(zhànzhe)。

    No speaking. I only need to stand.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)扮演得(bànyǎnde)好(hǎo)的话(dehuà)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)。

    OK, if you play it well, I'll applaud.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)站了(zhànle)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，这棵(zhèkē)树(shù)想(xiǎng)坐下来(zuòxialái)了(le)。

    I've stood for ten minutes, and this tree wants to sit down.

  6. Liangliang

    树(shù)不能(bùnéng)坐下来(zuòxialái)！你(nǐ)要(yào)继续(jìxù)扮演(bànyǎn)！

    Trees can't sit down! Keep playing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)扮(bàn)演(yǎn)哈(hā)姆(mǔ)雷(léi)特(tè)的(de)角(jué)色(sè)。

He played the part of Hamlet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)学(xué)校(xiào)话(huà)剧(jù)里(lǐ)扮(bàn)演(yǎn)一(yí)位(wèi)老(lǎo)师(shī)。

She played a teacher in the school play.

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