表演
biǎo yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

表演
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biǎo yǎn
  1. play
  2. show
  3. performance
  4. exhibition
  5. to perform
  6. to act
  7. to demonstrate
  8. CL:場|场[chǎng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 名 míng
  6. 6 to represent
  7. 7 to stand for
  8. 8 on behalf of
  9. 9 in the name of
发表
fā biǎo
  1. 1 to issue
  2. 2 to publish
表情
biǎo qíng
  1. 1 (facial) expression
  2. 2 to express one's feelings
  3. 3 expression
表态
biǎo tài
  1. 1 to declare one's position
  2. 2 to say where one stands
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 classifier: 场 chǎng

Idioms (7)

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
为人师表
wéi rén shī biǎo
  1. 1 to serve as a model for others (idiom)
  2. 2 to be a worthy teacher
万世师表
wàn shì shī biǎo
  1. 1 model teacher of every age (idiom)
  2. 2 eternal paragon
  3. 3 refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]
虚有其表
xū yǒu qí biǎo
  1. 1 looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 not as good as it looks
  3. 3 a reputation with no substance
表里不一
biǎo lǐ bù yī
  1. 1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
  2. 2 saying one thing but meaning sth different

Sample Sentences

今天的表演几点开始？
jīntiān de biǎoyǎn jǐdiǎn kāishǐ ？
At what time does today's performance start?
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秦宇终于松了一口气，原来是个乌龙，只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字，聊了几句，原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧，同时也是个古董控，一个月前去了上海玩，在上海看了几场话剧，还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信，但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了，暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ，yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ，zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ，liáo le jǐ jù ，yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ，tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ，yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ，zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ，hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ，dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ，zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
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隔天看完表演，秦宇送女孩儿回到家门口。那是一栋小公寓，女孩儿就住在一楼。
gétiān kàn wán biǎoyǎn ，QínYǔ sòng nǚháiēr huídào jiā ménkǒu 。nà shì yī dòng xiǎo gōngyù ，nǚháier jiù zhù zài yī lóu 。
The next day, after the show, QinYu escorted the girl back to her place. It was a small apartment, and the girl was staying on the first floor.
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后来秦宇向女孩儿的邻居们打听，才知道原来女孩儿7月31日在上海看完话剧表演后，在回酒店的路上被一个酒后驾车的司机撞上，当场身亡，香消玉陨了，而8月7日那天正好是女孩儿的头七。
hòulái QínYǔ xiàng nǚháiēr de línjū men dǎting ，cái zhīdào yuánlái nǚháiēr yuè rì zài Shànghǎi kàn wán huàjù biǎoyǎn hòu ，zài huí jiǔdiàn de lùshang bèi yīgè jiǔhòu jiàchē de sījī zhuàng shàng ，dāngchǎng shēnwáng ，xiāngxiāoyùyǔn le ，ér yuè rì nàtiān zhènghǎo shì nǚháiēr de tóuqī 。
Afterwards, QinYu asked the girl's neighbor. As it turned out, the girl got hit by a drunk driver on her way back to the hotel, right after she watched the play in Shanghai on 31st of July. She died at the scene. This pretty girl perished along with her fragrance. August 7th is the 7th day after her death.
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终于轮到咱俩表演了。
zhōngyú lúndào zánliǎ biǎoyǎn le 。
Finally it's time for our performance.
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表演个什么好呢？
biǎoyǎn gè shénme hǎo ne ？
What should we perform?
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真希望能在这些优秀演员隐退以前看到他们更多更精彩的表演。
zhēn xīwàng néng zài zhèxiē yōuxiù yǎnyuán yǐntuì yǐqián kàndào tāmen gèng duō gèng jīngcǎi de biǎoyǎn 。
I really hope to see more brilliant performances from these actors before they retire from the silver screen.
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哇！真是猴赛雷呀！那个节目我也知道，是给全国老百姓上春晚舞台表演的机会。哇，差一点就在春晚看到你了！
wā ！zhēn shì hóusàiléi ya ！nàge jiémù wǒ yě zhīdào ，shì gěi quánguó lǎobǎixìng shàng chūn wǎn wǔtái biǎoyǎn de jīhuì 。wā ，chàyīdiǎn jiù zài chūn wǎn kàndào nǐ le ！
Wow, that's really impressive. I know that show! It's a show for everyone in the country to have a chance to participate in the CNY gala show. Wow, that was close, I could have seen you on TV.
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是啊是啊，就差一点儿。我还会继续参加《我要上春晚》的，希望有一天可以真的在春晚的舞台上表演。
shì a shì a ，jiù chà yīdiǎnr 。wǒ hái huì jìxù cānjiā 《 wǒ yào shàng chūn wǎn 》de ，xīwàng yǒu yī tiān kěyǐ zhēnde zài chūn wǎn de wǔtái shàng biǎoyǎn 。
Yeah, I was that close. I'm going to continue to try on "I Want to Perform on China's New Year Gala Show", I hope that one day I will really be able to perform on the CNY gala show.
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是啊，除了赏灯，猜灯谜，像贵州湖南还常常有舞龙舞狮，划旱船的表演，热闹极了！
shì a ，chúle shǎng dēng ，cāi dēngmí ，xiàng guìzhōu Húnán hái chángcháng yǒu wǔlóng wǔshī ，huàhànchuán de biǎoyǎn ，rènao jí le ！
Yeah. As well as admiring all the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns, places like Guizhou and Hunan also often have performances, such as dragon and lion dances, and the rowing of boats on dry land. It's really quite the lively spectacle!
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