首演
shǒu yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

首演
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shǒu yǎn
  1. maiden stage role
  2. first performance
  3. first public showing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

表演
biǎo yǎn
  1. 1 play
  2. 2 show
  3. 3 performance
  4. 4 exhibition
  5. 5 to perform
  6. 6 to act
  7. 7 to demonstrate
  8. 8 CL:場|场[chǎng]
首
shǒu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 chief
  3. 3 first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. 4 classifier for poems, songs etc
首页
shǒu yè
  1. 1 home page (of a website)
  2. 2 title page
  3. 3 front page
  4. 4 first page
  5. 5 fig. beginning
  6. 6 cover letter
上演
shàng yǎn
  1. 1 to screen (a movie)
  2. 2 to stage (a play)
  3. 3 a screening
  4. 4 a staging
主演
zhǔ yǎn
  1. 1 to act the leading role (in a movie or a play)
  2. 2 to star
  3. 3 lead actor
出演
chū yǎn
  1. 1 to appear (in a show etc)
  2. 2 an appearance (on stage etc)
汇演
huì yǎn
  1. 1 joint performance
回首
huí shǒu
  1. 1 to turn around
  2. 2 to look back
  3. 3 to recollect
导演
dǎo yǎn
  1. 1 to direct
  2. 2 director (film etc)
巡演
xún yǎn
  1. 1 (theater etc) to tour
  2. 2 to be on tour
  3. 3 to give itinerant performances
  4. 4 abbr. for 巡迴演出|巡回演出[xún huí yǎn chū]
扮演
bàn yǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of
  2. 2 to act
榜首
bǎng shǒu
  1. 1 top of the list
演
yǎn
  1. 1 to develop
  2. 2 to evolve
  3. 3 to practice
  4. 4 to perform
  5. 5 to play
  6. 6 to act
演出
yǎn chū
  1. 1 to act (in a play)
  2. 2 to perform
  3. 3 to put on (a performance)
  4. 4 performance
  5. 5 concert
  6. 6 show
  7. 7 CL:場|场[chǎng],次[cì]
演员
yǎn yuán
  1. 1 actor or actress
  2. 2 performer
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
演唱
yǎn chàng
  1. 1 sung performance
  2. 2 to sing for an audience
演唱会
yǎn chàng huì
  1. 1 vocal recital or concert
演奏
yǎn zòu
  1. 1 to perform on a musical instrument
演戏
yǎn xì
  1. 1 to put on a play
  2. 2 to perform
  3. 3 fig. to pretend
  4. 4 to feign
演技
yǎn jì
  1. 1 acting
  2. 2 performing skills

Idioms (19)

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn
  1. 1 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
  2. 2 to rehearse a planned action or activity
  3. 3 to conduct a dry run
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
  1. 1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
  1. 1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
  1. 1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
  1. 1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
  2. 2 outstanding
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
  1. 1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. 2 to anxiously await
蓬首垢面
péng shǒu gòu miàn
  1. 1 lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
  2. 2 of unkempt appearance (idiom)
身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù
  1. 1 to be decapitated (idiom)
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
  1. 1 to count as number one (idiom); second to none
  2. 2 outstanding
马首是瞻
mǎ shǒu shì zhān
  1. 1 to follow blindly (idiom)
  2. 2 to take as one's only guide

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