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扮演

扮演 bànyǎn

扮演 bànyǎn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 扮演 bànyǎn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bànyǎn | ban4 yan3
English translation
to play the role of
to act

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About 扮演 bànyǎn

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Traditional form

扮演 bànyǎn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 扮演 bànyǎn

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bàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and fēn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

fēn

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌分

Number of Strokes

7
yǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and yín represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yín

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵寅

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 扮演 bànyǎn

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扮演 bànyǎn de 哑剧 yǎ jù zuì 表现力 biǎo xiàn lì de 语言 yǔyán 还要意味深长 yì wèi shēn cháng .

I acted out a pantomine more eloquent than my most expressive words.

觉得 juéde 扮演 bànyǎn 少年 shào nián 探春 de 演员 yǎnyuán 张馨予 hěn 漂亮 piàoliang .

Zhangxinyu who played Tanchun in juvenile is so beautiful.

shuí 扮演 bànyǎn 耶稣 Yē sū 降生 jiàng shēng de 玛利亚 Mǎ lì yà ?

Who played Mary in the nativity play?

考克斯 Kǎo kè sī 原本 yuán běn zài 剧中 yāo 扮演 bànyǎn 瑞秋这个 zhè ge 角色 juésè ,甚至 shènzhì dòu wán le 剧本 jùběn .

Cox originally read to play the part of Rachel.

丹尼尔 Dān ní ěr .格列 shì shǒu wèi 金发 jīn fà 帅哥 shuài gē 扮演 bànyǎn 007.

Craig is the first blond man to play

扮演 bànyǎn Decomposition

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扮演 bànyǎn Compounds

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