演
yǎn
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
(bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
他今晚要演一个老人的角色。
tā jīn wǎn yào yǎn yī gè lǎo rén de juésè。
He is going to play the role of an old man tonight.
这部电影由她来演女主角，效果很好。
zhè bù diànyǐng yóu tā lái yǎn nǚ zhǔjué，xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo。
She plays the female lead in this film, and the result is very good.
Words with 演
出演
chū yǎn
to appear (in a show etc)
演示
yǎn shì
to demonstrate
三国演义
sān guó yǎn yì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains
封神演义
fēng shén yǎn yì
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
扮演
bàn yǎn
to play the role of
首演
shǒu yǎn
maiden stage role
巡演
xún yǎn
(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances (abbr. for 巡迴演出|巡回演出[xun2 hui2 yan3 chu1])
登台表演
dēng tái biǎo yǎn
to go on stage
临时演员
lín shí yǎn yuán
an extra (in a movie)
逻辑演算
luó ji yǎn suàn
logical calculation
重演
chóng yǎn
to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones)
钢琴演奏
gāng qín yǎn zòu
piano performance