主演
zhǔ yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

主演
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zhǔ yǎn
  1. to act the leading role (in a movie or a play)
  2. to star
  3. lead actor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary

Idioms (12)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这样吧，这部片子的女二号肯定是不能换了，不过我会给你增加一倍的戏份。另外，领衔主演加上你的名字。
zhèyàng ba ，zhè bù piānzi de nǚ èrhào kěndìng shì bùnéng huàn le ，bùguò wǒ huì gěi nǐ zēngjiā yī bèi de xìfèn 。lìngwài ，lǐngxiánzhǔyǎn jiāshàng nǐ de míngzi 。
How about this: we definitely can't change the number two leading actress in this movie, but I'll double your scenes. In addition to that, I'll add your name to the list of main actors and actresses.
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你怎么这么悲观呢？我看过宣传片，视觉效果很不错呢。而且这次的主演是周润发和巩俐，演技肯定没问题。
nǐ zěnme zhème bēiguān ne ？wǒ kàn guo xuānchuánpiàn ，shìjué xiàoguǒ hěn bùcuò ne 。érqiě zhècì de zhǔyǎn shì Zhōu Rùnfā hé Gǒng Lì ，yǎnjì kěndìng méiwèntí 。
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