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表演

biǎoyǎn

to perform; performance

A dancer beside a mask
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Characters in this word

表 biǎo

Strokes
8
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
毛 hair, fur, feathers 衣 cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

演 yǎn

Strokes
14
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 寅 to respect, to revere
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们看表演。 Wǒmen kàn biǎoyǎn. We watch a performance.
  • 他表演跳舞。 Tā biǎoyǎn tiàowǔ. He performs a dance.
  • 表演开始了。 Biǎoyǎn kāishǐ le. The performance has started.

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