扮 bàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 分 to divide, to allocate
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扮
bàn
to play the role of; to dress as
Character
Example phrases
- 纪录片没有把企业家扮成救世主，而是呈现了他决策中的矛盾。 Jìlùpiàn méiyǒu bǎ qǐyèjiā bàn chéng jiùshìzhǔ, ér shì chéngxiàn le tā juécè zhōng de máodùn. The documentary did not portray the entrepreneur as a saviour, but revealed the contradictions in his decision-making.
- 联欢会上，弟弟扮成一只熊，逗得大家哈哈大笑。 Liánhuānhuì shàng, dìdi bàn chéng yì zhī xióng, dòu de dàjiā hāhā dà xiào. At the party my younger brother dressed up as a bear and had everyone roaring with laughter.
- 她在学校的话剧里扮老奶奶，演得特别像。 Tā zài xuéxiào de huàjù lǐ bàn lǎo nǎinai, yǎn de tèbié xiàng. She plays the old grandmother in the school play, and she's very convincing.
Related words
- 扮演 bànyǎn to play a role
- 打扮 dǎban to dress up
- 装扮 zhuāngbàn to dress up; attire; to adorn
- 登场 dēngchǎng to appear on stage; to make an entrance
- 放映 fàngyìng to screen; to show a film
- 喝彩 hècǎi to cheer; to applaud
- 大片 dàpiàn blockbuster film; large area
- 道具 dàojù stage property; prop
- 海报 hǎibào poster
- 后台 hòutái backstage; back-end; support behind the scenes
- 订阅 dìngyuè to subscribe
- 编剧 biānjù screenwriter; to write a script