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演

yǎn · yan

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Meaning

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  1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
  2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
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In a conversation

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The tree role

  1. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)人(rén)在(zài)演戏(yǎnxì)，演(yǎn)的(de)是(shì)一个(yīgè)老人(lǎorén)和(hé)一只(yīzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)的(de)故事(gùshi)。

    Some people are putting on a play in the park. It is the story of an old man and a bird.

  2. Qiqi

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)也(yě)演(yǎn)，我(wǒ)演(yǎn)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)。

    I act today too. I play a tree.

  3. Dengdeng

    树(shù)要(yào)演(yǎn)什么(shénme)？

    What does a tree have to act?

  4. Qiqi

    站(zhàn)着(zhe)不(bù)动(dòng)。

    Stand still.

  5. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)我(wǒ)也(yě)会(huì)演(yǎn)！

    I can act that too!

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In a sentence

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01

他(tā)们(men)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)演(yǎn)一(yì)出(chū)新(xīn)话(huà)剧(jù)。

They are performing a new play tonight.

02

导(dǎo)演(yǎn)让(ràng)演(yǎn)员(yuán)们(men)再(zài)演(yǎn)一(yí)遍(biàn)。

The director asked the actors to perform it again.

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