The Chinese word for actor is
演员
yǎn yuán
Chinese Definition
| actor | |
| 1. 演员 | |
| Components | |
| 演 | |
| 1. to develop; to evolve | |
| 演變 - to develop | |
| 演化 - to evolve | |
| 2. to deduce | |
| 推演 - deduce | |
| 演算 - to perform mathematical calculations | |
| 3. to perform; to act; to put on | |
| 表演 - to perform | |
| 演員 - performer | |
| 4. to drill; to practice; to exercise | |
| 演練 - to drill | |
| 演習 - to do field practice | |
| Yan | |
| 员 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 員 |
Translations for 员 and their definitions
| 演員 | |
| 1. n. actor; performer (including singers, dancers, etc.) | |
| 相聲sheng 演員 - cross-talk performer | |
| 歌劇 演員 - opera singer | |
| 她 想 當 芭蕾舞 演員。 - She wants to be a ballet dancer. |
| 演员 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 演員 |
| 伶 | |
| 1. (historical) court musician; performer | |
| 2. (dated) actor | |
| 3. solitary; lonely | |
| 4. clever |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
yǎn yuán
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