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演员
演員
yǎnyuán
1. actor or actress
2. performer
3. CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]], [[名<míng>]]
HSK 4

Character Breakdown

演
yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
HSK 4 14 丶
员
yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
HSK 2 7 丶

Compound Words (5)

替身演员
tìshēnyǎnyuán
substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts)
演员阵容
yǎnyuánzhènróng
cast (of actors)
特技演员
tèjìyǎnyuán
stuntman
杂技演员
zájìyǎnyuán
acrobat
电影演员
diànyǐngyǎnyuán
movie star

Example Sentences (2)

小夏，你爷爷京剧唱得真专业，我还以为他是京剧演员呢。
Xiǎo Xià, nǐ yéye Jīngjù chàng de zhēn zhuānyè, wǒ hái yǐwéi tā shì Jīngjù yǎnyuán ne.
Xiao Xia, your grandpa sings Peking Opera really professionally. I even thought he was a Peking Opera actor.
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对啊，他本来就是京剧演员，年轻时在我们那儿很有名，深受观众们的喜爱。
Duì a, tā běnlái jiù shì jīngjù yǎnyuán, niánqīng shí zài wǒmen nàr hěn yǒumíng, shēnshòu guānzhòngmen de xǐ'ài.
Yeah, he was originally a Peking Opera actor. When he was young, he was very famous in our area and was deeply loved by the audience.
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