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演员

yǎn yuán · yan yuan

Traditional 演員

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. actor; actress; performer
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The duck with few lines

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)长大(zhǎngdà)以后(yǐhòu)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)演员(yǎnyuán)。

    When I grow up I want to be an actor.

  2. Liangliang

    演员(yǎnyuán)？为什么(wèishénme)？

    An actor? Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    演员(yǎnyuán)可以(kěyǐ)演(yǎn)很多(hěnduō)人(rén)。

    Actors can play many people.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)演(yǎn)谁(shéi)？

    Then who do you want to play?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)演(yǎn)一只(yīzhǐ)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)的(de)鸭子(yāzi)。

    I want to play a duck that can talk.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)鸭子(yāzi)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？“嘎嘎(gāgā)”？这个(zhège)演员(yǎnyuán)的(de)话(huà)太(tài)少(shǎo)了(le)。

    What does the duck say? "Quack"? This actor has too few lines.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)不(bú)是(shì)歌(gē)手(shǒu)，但(dàn)是(shì)个(ge)演(yǎn)员(yuán)。

He is not a singer, but an actor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

演(yǎn)员(yuán)们(men)一(yì)边(biān)唱(chàng)，一(yì)边(biān)跳(tiào)，表(biǎo)演(yǎn)得(de)好(hǎo)极(jí)了(le)。

The performers danced whilst singing - they performed extremely well.

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

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演
yǎn

to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)

员
yuán

(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member

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