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艺人

yì rén · yi ren

Traditional 藝人

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. performing artist
  2. actor
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Is he a star?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)人(rén)像不像(xiàngbùxiàng)一个(yīgè)艺人(yìrén)？

    Look, does that person look like an entertainer?

  2. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)人(rén)？

    Which one?

  3. Dengdeng

    戴(dài)墨镜(mòjìng)那个(nàge)，好像(hǎoxiàng)在(zài)电视(diànshì)上(shàng)见过(jiànguò)。

    The one with sunglasses. I seem to have seen him on TV.

  4. Liangliang

    艺人(yìrén)来(lái)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)，一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)有名(yǒumíng)。

    If an entertainer comes to a cafe, he must be famous.

  5. Leon

    你们(nǐmen)好(hǎo)，请问(qǐngwèn)要(yào)喝(hē)点(diǎn)什么(shénme)？

    Hello, what would you like to drink?

  6. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)他(tā)不是(bùshì)艺人(yìrén)，是(shì)店员(diànyuán)。

    So he is not an entertainer. He is a shop assistant.

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In a sentence

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01

谁(shuí)是(shì)你(nǐ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)乡(xiāng)村(cūn)音(yīn)乐(yuè)艺(yì)人(rén)呢(ne)？

Who's your favorite country artist?

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

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)艺(yì)人(rén)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)就(jiù)在(zài)街(jiē)头(tóu)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)杂(zá)技(jì)。

This old performer has been doing acrobatics on the streets since childhood.

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