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表演biǎo yǎnto perform

HSK 3word

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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. 1.

    to performverb

  2. 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?

  1. 孩子们在晚会上表演节目。

    Háizimen zài wǎnhuì shang biǎoyǎn jiémù.

    The children perform a show at the evening party.

  2. 我很喜欢今天的表演。

    Wǒ hěn xǐhuan jīntiān de biǎoyǎn.

    I really liked today's performance.

How is 表演 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你今天晚上做什么?

    Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang zuò shénme?

    What are you doing tonight?

  2. 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.

  3. Speaker A:

    他表演什么?

    Tā biǎoyǎn shénme?

    What is he performing?

  4. Speaker B:

    他唱歌。

    Tā chàng gē.

    He's singing.

Can you use 表演 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 孩子们在晚会上___节目。 (The children perform a show at the evening party.)
  2. 2.What does 我很喜欢今天的表演。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我去看孩子的___。 (I'm going to watch my child's performance.)

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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.