| 演出地点 | [ yǎn chū dì diǎn ] performance place, CL:處|处[chu4] |
| 演剧 | [ yǎn jù ] to perform a play |
| 演员 | [ yǎn yuán ] actor or actress, performer, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 演员阵容 | [ yǎn yuán zhèn róng ] cast (of a movie etc), lineup of performers, troupe |
| 演唱会 | [ yǎn chàng huì ] vocal recital or concert |
| 演戏 | [ yǎn xì ] to put on a play, to perform, fig. to pretend, to feign |
| 演练 | [ yǎn liàn ] to do a drill, to practice, training, drill |
| 演绎 | [ yǎn yì ] (of a story etc) to unfold, to play out, to develop (a technique etc), to enact, (logic) to deduce, to infer |
| 演绎法 | [ yǎn yì fǎ ] deductive reasoning |
| 演义 | [ yǎn yì ] to dramatize historical events, novel or play on historical theme |
| 演习 | [ yǎn xí ] maneuver, exercise, practice, to maneuver |
| 演艺 | [ yǎn yì ] performing arts |
| 演艺人员 | [ yǎn yì rén yuán ] entertainer, performer |
| 演艺圈 | [ yǎn yì quān ] show business |
| 演艺界 | [ yǎn yì jiè ] performing arts circles, show business |
| 演说 | [ yǎn shuō ] speech, to deliver a speech |
| 演说者 | [ yǎn shuō zhě ] orator, speaker |
| 演讲 | [ yǎn jiǎng ] lecture, to make a speech |
| 演讲家 | [ yǎn jiǎng jiā ] orator |
| 演变 | [ yǎn biàn ] to develop, to evolve, development, evolution |
| 演进 | [ yǎn jìn ] evolution, gradual forward progress |
| ⇒ 三国演义 | [ sān guó yǎn yì ] Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains |
| ⇒ 主旨演讲 | [ zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng ] keynote speech |
| ⇒ 主题演讲 | [ zhǔ tí yǎn jiǎng ] keynote speech |
| ⇒ 汇演 | [ huì yǎn ] joint performance |
| ⇒ 天演论 | [ tiān yǎn lùn ] the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论) |
| ⇒ 天体演化学 | [ tiān tǐ yǎn huà xué ] cosmogony |
| ⇒ 封神演义 | [ fēng shén yǎn yì ] Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc |
| ⇒ 导演 | [ daǒ yǎn ] to direct, director (film etc) |
| ⇒ 就职演说 | [ jiù zhí yǎn shuō ] inaugural speech |
| ⇒ 就职演讲 | [ jiù zhí yǎn jiǎng ] inaugural lecture |
| ⇒ 巡回演出 | [ xún huí yǎn chū ] (theater etc) to tour, to be on tour, to give itinerant performances |
| ⇒ 文艺演出 | [ wén yì yǎn chū ] theatrical performance, CL:場|场[chang3] |
| ⇒ 时装表演 | [ shí zhuāng yǎn ] fashion show |
| ⇒ 替身演员 | [ tì shēn yǎn yuán ] substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts), stuntman |
| ⇒ 历朝通俗演义 | [ lì chaó tōng sú yǎn yì ] Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩 |
| ⇒ 民国通俗演义 | [ mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì ] Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父 |
| ⇒ 沙盘推演 | [ shā pán tuī yǎn ] to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom), to rehearse a planned action or activity, to conduct a dry run |
| ⇒ 特技演员 | [ tè jì yǎn yuán ] stuntman |
| ⇒ 登台表演 | [ dēng taí yǎn ] to go on stage |
| ⇒ 发表演讲 | [ fā yǎn jiǎng ] to give a speech |
| ⇒ 义演 | [ yì yǎn ] benefit performance, charity show |
| ⇒ 联合军演 | [ lián hé jūn yǎn ] joint military exercise |
| ⇒ 临时演员 | [ lín shí yǎn yuán ] an extra (in a movie) |
| ⇒ 自导自演 | [ zì daǒ zì yǎn ] to direct a movie in which one also plays a major role as an actor, (fig.) to plan and execute a scheme all by oneself |
| ⇒ 表演赛 | [ yǎn saì ] exhibition match |
| ⇒ 表演过火 | [ yǎn guò huǒ ] to overact, to overdo one's part |
| ⇒ 角色扮演游戏 | [ jué sè bàn yǎn yoú xì ] role-playing game (RPG) |
| ⇒ 试演 | [ shì yǎn ] audition, dress rehearsal, preview (of a theatrical performance), dummy run |
| ⇒ 讲演 | [ jiǎng yǎn ] to lecture, to speak publicly |
| ⇒ 军事演习 | [ jūn shì yǎn xí ] military exercise, war game |
| ⇒ 军演 | [ jūn yǎn ] military exercises |
| ⇒ 辍演 | [ chuò yǎn ] to stop performing a play, to interrupt a stage run |
| ⇒ 逻辑演算 | [ luó ji yǎn suàn ] logical calculation |
| ⇒ 钢琴演奏 | [ gāng qín yǎn zoù ] piano performance |
| ⇒ 开演 | [ kaī yǎn ] (of a play, movie etc) to begin |
| ⇒ 隋唐演义 | [ suí táng yǎn yì ] Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[Chu3 Ren2 huo4] |
| ⇒ 杂技演员 | [ zá jì yǎn yuán ] acrobat |
| ⇒ 电影导演 | [ diàn yǐng daǒ yǎn ] film director |
| ⇒ 电影演员 | [ diàn yǐng yǎn yuán ] movie actor, movie actress |
| ⇒ 预演 | [ yù yǎn ] dummy run, to run through sth, to rehearse |
| ⇒ 领衔主演 | [ lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn ] leading actors (in a show), starring |
| ⇒ 饰演 | [ shì yǎn ] to act, to play a part |
