How to say “play the lead role” in Chinese
play the lead role
“Play the lead role” in Chinese is 主演, zhǔ yǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
主演 is read zhǔ yǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
王 with a dot on top. It hints at the sound in 住 and 注 zhù.
On the left, 氵 “water”.
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 “主演”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 主演. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这部电视剧由她主演。zhèbùdiànshìjùyóutāzhǔyǎnShe plays the lead in this series.
More words from the lesson “Who plays whom”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “play the lead role” in Chinese?
“Play the lead role” in Chinese is 主演, pinyin zhǔyǎn.
What does 主演 mean?
主演 (zhǔyǎn) means “play the lead role”.
How do you write 主演?
主演 is 2 characters: 主 (zhǔ) — owner; main; 演 (yǎn) — perform, act. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 主演?
主演 is read zhǔyǎn. Tones: zhǔ — third tone, yǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“play the lead role” in the lesson “Who plays whom”
This word is from the topic “Stage, screen, airwaves” of HSK 6. 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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