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演员 (yǎn yuán): Actor/actress (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

演 • yǎn • to develop, to evolve, to perform
yǎn演

to develop, to evolve, to perform

员 • yuán • member, personnel, employee
yuán员

member, personnel, employee

Word Info

Pinyinyǎn yuán
Meaningactor/actress
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 演员.

  • 成功chéng gōngsuccess; successful
  • 粗心cū xīncareless
  • 地址dì zhǐaddress
  • 饺子jiǎo zidumpling
  • 感动gǎn dòngmove (emotionally)
  • 付款fù kuǎnpay a sum of money
  • 合适hé shìsuitable
  • 接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
  • 打扰dǎ rǎodisturb
  • 本来běn láioriginally
  • 翻译fān yìto translate
  • 烦恼fán nǎoto be worried
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 演员.

Words with 演
  • 演出yǎn chūperformance
  • 演唱yǎn chàngsung performance
  • 表演biǎo yǎnperformance
  • 导演
dǎo yǎn
director
  • 演讲yǎn jiǎnggive a lecture; make a speech
  • 主演zhǔ yǎnto act the leading role (in a movie or a play)
  • 扮演bàn yǎnplay the part of; have a role; act
  • 演习yǎn xímanoeuvre; exercise; drill
    • Words with 员
    • 服务员fú wù yuánwaiter/waitress; attendant
    • 运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete
    • 会员huì yuánmember
    • 队员duì yuánteam member
    • 售票员shòu piào yuánticket seller; ticket clerk
    • 售货员shòu huò yuánsales assistant
    • 人员rén yuánpersonnel; staff
    • 员工yuán gōngstaff
    4.

    How to Use 演员 in Sentences

    Subject + Verbwith表演
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    biǎo表
    yǎn演
    neutral
    actor's performance
    Verb + Objectwith当
    dāng当
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    neutral
    Adjective + Nounwith著名
    zhù著
    míng名
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    Measure Word + Nounwith位
    yí一
    wèi位
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    5.

    Example Sentences with 演员

    tā她
    shì是
    yí一
    gè个
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    Spoken
    become an actor/actress
    neutral
    famous actor/actress
    neutral
    an actor/actress
    。
    She is an actor.
    nà那
    wèi位
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    de的
    biǎo表
    yǎn演
    fēi非
    cháng常
    jīng精
    cǎi彩
    。
    That actor's performance was very brilliant.
    zhè这
    wèi位
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    píng凭
    jiè借
    chū出
    sè色
    de的
    biǎo表
    yǎn演
    yíng赢
    dé得
    le了
    guó国
    jì际
    dà大
    jiǎng奖
    。
    This actor won an international award for his outstanding performance.
    zhè这
    wèi位
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    zài在
    diàn电
    yǐng影
    lǐ里
    yǎn演
    dé得
    hěn很
    hǎo好
    。
    This actor performed very well in the movie.
    tā他
    bìng并
    bú不
    shì是
    zhuān专
    yè业
    de的
    yǎn演
    yuán员
    ，
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    ǒu偶
    ěr尔
    kè客
    chuàn串
    yí一
    xià下
    。
    He is not a professional actor, he just makes occasional guest appearances.