表演biǎo yǎnto perform
表演 (biǎo yǎn) means "to perform" or "performance." It appears in 孩子们在晚会上表演节目。 (The children perform a show at the evening party.) and 我很喜欢今天的表演。 (I really liked today's performance.) Asked about her plans tonight, a parent says 我去看孩子的表演。 (I'm going to watch my child's performance.)
What does 表演 mean?
- 1.
to performverb
- 2.
performancenoun
What do the characters in 表演 mean?
- 表not compositional here
- 演to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
How do you use 表演?
See it in 表演节目 and 今天的表演
What are some examples of 表演 in a sentence?
How is 表演 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你今天晚上做什么?
Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang zuò shénme?
What are you doing tonight?
- Speaker B:
我去看孩子的表演。
Wǒ qù kàn háizi de biǎoyǎn.
I'm going to watch my child's performance.
- Speaker A:
他表演什么?
Tā biǎoyǎn shénme?
What is he performing?
- Speaker B:
他唱歌。
Tā chàng gē.
He's singing.
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Related words
- 演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)HSK 4
- 演出yǎn chūto perform; to put on (a performance)HSK 4
- 表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to showHSK 4
- 演员yǎn yuánactor; actress; performerHSK 4
- 表biǎoa formHSK 4
- 表现biǎo xiànperformance (at work etc)HSK 4
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.