演
员

Actor or actress in Chinese: 演员 (yǎn yuán)

yǎn yuán

actor or actress

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 演員2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1actor or actress
  2. 2performer

Stroke order

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演
员

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

演员

Simplified

演員

Traditional

Example sentences

See 演员 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他们是演员。

    tā men shì yǎn yuán。

    They are actors.

  • 他是喜剧演员。

    tā shì xǐ jù yǎn yuán。

    He's a comedian.

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Related words

演

yǎn

to develop

员

yuán

person

表演

biǎo yǎn

play

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

导演

dǎo yǎn

to direct

人员

rén yuán

staff

成员

chéng yuán

member

队员

duì yuán

team member

会员

huì yuán

member

演唱

yǎn chàng

sung performance

员工

yuán gōng

staff

演讲

yǎn jiǎng

lecture

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