演员yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer

1. 1.

   actor; actress; performernoun

• 演to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
• 员(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity

演员 can follow a word for the kind of work, as in 电影演员, and can follow 女 for an actress.

1. HSK 1

   她是一个演员。

   Tā shì yí gè yǎnyuán.

   She is an actress.

2. HSK 1

   他是电影演员。

   Tā shì diànyǐng yǎnyuán.

   He is a film actor.

3. HSK 3

   这个演员很有名。

   Zhège yǎnyuán hěn yǒumíng.

   This actor is very famous.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你看过这个电影吗？

   Nǐ kàn guo zhège diànyǐng ma?

   Have you seen this film?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   看过，里面的演员我都喜欢。

   Kàn guo, lǐmiàn de yǎnyuán wǒ dōu xǐhuan.

   Yes. I like all the actors in it.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你最喜欢哪个演员？

   Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎge yǎnyuán?

   Which actor do you like best?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我最喜欢那个女演员，她演得很好。

   Wǒ zuì xǐhuan nàge nǚ yǎnyuán, tā yǎn de hěn hǎo.

   I like that actress best. She acts very well.

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Related words

• 表演biǎo yǎnto performHSK 3
• 电影diàn yǐngmovieHSK 1
• 节目jié mù(TV or radio) program; showHSK 3
• 人员rén yuánstaffHSK 4
• 队员duì yuánteam memberHSK 4
• 演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)HSK 4

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