How to say “actor” in Chinese
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“Actor” in Chinese is 演员, yǎn yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
演员 is read yǎn yuán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
On top, 口 “mouth”; below, 贝 “shell”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “演员”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 演员. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个演员演得真好zhègeyǎnyuányǎndezhēnhǎoThis actor acts really well!
- 他是中国著名的京剧演员。tāshìZhōngguózhùmíngdejīngjùyǎnyuánHe's a famous Chinese Peking opera actor.
- 观众为演员鼓掌。guānzhòngwèiyǎnyuángǔzhǎngThe audience applauds the actors.
- 观众都站2起来为演员鼓掌guānzhòngdōuzhànqǐlaiwèiyǎnyuángǔzhǎngThe whole audience stood up and applauded the actors.
- 演员们每天排练到半夜yǎnyuánmenměitiānpáiliàndàobànyèThe actors rehearse every day until midnight.
- 她被评选为2年度最佳演员tābèipíngxuǎnwéiniándùzuìjiāyǎnyuánShe was named best actress of the year.
More words from the lesson “Actors and TV series”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “actor” in Chinese?
“Actor” in Chinese is 演员, pinyin yǎnyuán.
What does 演员 mean?
演员 (yǎnyuán) means “actor”.
How do you write 演员?
演员 is 2 characters: 演 (yǎn) — perform, act; 员 (yuán) — worker, member. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 演员?
演员 is read yǎnyuán. Tones: yǎn — third tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“actor” in the lesson “Actors and TV series”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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