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- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
- (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- to put on extra shows; to extend the run (of a show)
- to include an additional element in a show
Trad. 臨演
- an extra (in a movie) (abbr. for 臨時演員|临时演员[lin2 shi2 yan3 yuan2])
Trad. 試演
- audition
- dress rehearsal
- preview (of a theatrical performance)
- dummy run
- to act (in a play)
- to perform
- to put on (a performance)
- performance
- concert
- show
- CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
- succession (of changes in an ecological community)
- naturally evolving sequence
Trad. 演繹
- (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out
- to develop (a technique etc)
- to enact
- (logic) to deduce; to infer
Trad. 演義
- to dramatize historical events
- novel or play on historical theme
Trad. 演習
- (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver
- (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])
- play
- show
- performance
- exhibition
- to perform
- to act
- to demonstrate
- CL:場|场[chang3]
- extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene) (abbr. for 群眾演員|群众演员[qun2 zhong4 yan3 yuan2])
- variant of 敷衍
- to elaborate (on a theme)
- to expound (the meaning of the classics)
Trad. 天演論
- the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论)
Trad. 封神演義
- 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
Trad. 文藝演出
- theatrical performance
- CL:場|场[chang3]
- war-gaming; simulation of a military operation
Trad. 替身演員
- substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts)
- stuntman
Trad. 沙盤推演
- to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
- to rehearse a planned action or activity
- to conduct a dry run
Trad. 演員陣容
- cast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe
Trad. 隋唐演義
- Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[Chu3 Ren2 huo4]
Trad. 巡迴演出
- (theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances
- to repeat an old stratagem
- up to one's old tricks
Trad. 電影演員
- film actor; movie actor; movie actress
- ever more critical
- problems get more and more intense
Trad. 三國演義
- 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
Trad. 群眾演員
- extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene)
Trad. 自導自演
- to direct a movie in which one also plays a major role as an actor
- (fig.) to plan and execute a scheme all by oneself
Trad. 領銜主演
- leading actors (in a show)
- starring
- to be intensifying
- to be getting worse and worse
- to start to run rampant
Trad. 角色扮演遊戲
- role-playing game (RPG)
Trad. 民國通俗演義
- Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父
Trad. 歷朝通俗演義
- Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩