演 yǎn in a sentence
Evolve (develop - perform - practice - follow a routine)
演 (yǎn) means Evolve (develop - perform - practice - follow a routine). Below are 24 of the 40 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
语言在不断 演 变。
Yǔyán zài búduàn yǎnbiàn.
Language is constantly evolving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演变
今天的表 演 很精彩。
Jīntiān de biǎoyǎn hěn jīngcǎi.
Today's performance was wonderful.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 精彩
他们的 演 出很成功。
Tāmen de yǎnchū hěn chénggōng.
Their performance was a success.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 演出
他导 演 过很多话剧。
Tā dǎoyǎn guo hěn duō huàjù.
He has directed many stage plays.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 导演
演 出的服装很漂亮。
Yǎnchū de fúzhuāng hěn piàoliang.
The costumes for the show are beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 服装
这个表 演 有点夸张。
Zhège biǎoyǎn yǒudiǎn kuāzhāng.
This performance is a bit over the top.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 夸张
今天晚上有一场 演 出。
Jīntiān wǎnshang yǒu yì chǎng yǎnchū.
There is a performance this evening.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 演出
她是一名年轻的 演 员。
Tā shì yì míng niánqīng de yǎnyuán.
She is a young actress.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 演员
演 出结束后大家鼓掌。
Yǎnchū jiéshù hòu dàjiā gǔ zhǎng.
Everyone applauded after the performance ended.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 鼓掌
明天他要在会上 演 讲。
Míngtiān tā yào zài huì shàng yǎnjiǎng.
He is giving a talk at the meeting tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 演讲
演 员们正在后台化妆。
Yǎnyuánmen zhèngzài hòutái huà zhuāng.
The actors are putting on their make-up backstage.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 化妆
他们表 演 了一段相声。
Tāmen biǎoyǎn le yí duàn xiàngsheng.
They performed a comic dialogue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 相声
这个 演 员在国内很有名。
Zhège yǎnyuán zài guónèi hěn yǒumíng.
This actor is very famous at home.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 演员
这部电影的导 演 很有名。
Zhè bù diànyǐng de dǎoyǎn hěn yǒumíng.
The director of this film is famous.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 导演
乐队的 演 奏赢得了掌声。
Yuèduì de yǎnzòu yíngdé le zhǎngshēng.
The band's performance won applause.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演奏
他在电影里 演 一个小角色。
Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ yǎn yí ge xiǎo juésè.
He plays a small role in the film.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 角色
那场 演 出的盛况空前绝后。
Nà chǎng yǎnchū de shèngkuàng kōngqiánjuéhòu.
The splendour of that performance was without precedent or sequel.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 空前绝后
被邀请来 演 讲是我的荣幸。
Bèi yāoqǐng lái yǎnjiǎng shì wǒ de róngxìng.
Being invited to speak is an honour for me.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荣幸
学校举办了一场文艺 演 出。
Xuéxiào jǔbàn le yì chǎng wényì yǎnchū.
The school held a performance of song and drama.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 文艺
学校组织了一次消防 演 习。
Xuéxiào zǔzhī le yí cì xiāofáng yǎnxí.
The school organised a fire drill.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演习
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From the graded readers
大学二年级的时候,我参加了一次 演 讲比赛。
dàxué èr niánjí de / dì shíhou, wǒ cānjiā le / liǎo / liào yīcì yǎnjiǎng bǐsài.
In my second year at university I entered a speech competition.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
演 appears in 40 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 演
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Questions about 演
How is 演 used in a sentence?
This page shows 40 sentences using 演 (yǎn, "Evolve (develop - perform - practice - follow a routine)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 演 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 演 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 演?
The dictionary page for 演 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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