表演 (biǎoyǎn) means Performance (act - demonstrate). Below are 9 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
今天晚上有一场精彩的 表演 。
Jīntiān wǎnshang yǒu yì chǎng jīngcǎi de biǎoyǎn.
There is a wonderful performance this evening.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 表演
孩子们的 表演 让大家很开心。
Háizimen de biǎoyǎn ràng dàjiā hěn kāixīn.
The children's performance made everyone happy.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 表演
今天的 表演 很精彩。
Jīntiān de biǎoyǎn hěn jīngcǎi.
Today's performance was wonderful.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 精彩
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
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
孩子瞪大眼睛看着魔术 表演 。
Háizi dèng dà yǎnjing kànzhe móshù biǎoyǎn.
The child watched the magic show wide-eyed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 瞪
他给孩子们 表演 了几个魔术。
Tā gěi háizimen biǎoyǎn le jǐ ge móshù.
He performed a few magic tricks for the children.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 魔术
配角的 表演 衬托出了主角的性格。
Pèijué de biǎoyǎn chèntuō chū le zhǔjué de xìnggé.
The supporting actor's performance brought out the lead's character.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衬托
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Questions about 表演
How is 表演 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 表演 (biǎoyǎn, "Performance (act - demonstrate)"), 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.
Is 表演 an HSK word?
Yes — 表演 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 表演?
The dictionary page for 表演 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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