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演奏

yǎn zòu · yan zou

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to perform on a musical instrument
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Who is playing?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，茶馆(cháguǎn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)人(rén)在(zài)演奏(yǎnzòu)古筝(gǔzhēng)。

    Listen, someone in the teahouse is playing the guzheng.

  2. Liangliang

    演奏(yǎnzòu)得(de)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看看(kànkan)演奏(yǎnzòu)的(de)人(rén)。

    It sounds so good! I want to see the player.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)进去(jìnqù)吧(ba)。

    Okay, let's go in.

  4. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)在(zài)演奏(yǎnzòu)，只有(zhǐyǒu)一部(yībù)手机(shǒujī)。

    Huh, nobody is playing. There is only a phone.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)老板(lǎobǎn)的(de)手机(shǒujī)在(zài)放(fàng)音乐(yīnyuè)。

    So it was the owner's phone playing music.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)位(wèi)钢(gāng)琴(qín)家(jiā)演(yǎn)奏(zòu)了(le)两(liǎng)首(shǒu)安(ān)可(kě)曲(qǔ)。

The pianist played two encores.

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

02

我(wǒ)要(yào)为(wèi)你(nǐ)演(yǎn)奏(zòu)一(yì)首(shǒu)奏(zòu)鸣(míng)曲(qǔ)。

I'll play a sonata for you.

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

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