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
演练
yǎnliàn
drill; exercise; to rehearse
Characters in this word
练 liàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 柬 card, letter, invitation, note
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医院定期开展火灾疏散演练，以确保新员工熟悉应急流程。 Yīyuàn dìngqī kāizhǎn huǒzāi shūsàn yǎnliàn, yǐ quèbǎo xīn yuángōng shúxī yìngjí liúchéng. The hospital regularly conducts fire evacuation drills to ensure new staff are familiar with emergency procedures.
- 学校组织地震演练时，学生们迅速有序地撤离教室。 Xuéxiào zǔzhī dìzhèn yǎnliàn shí, xuéshengmen xùnsù yǒuxù de chèlí jiàoshì. During the school's earthquake drill, students evacuated the classroom quickly and in an orderly way.
- 明天公司要进行消防演练，请大家提前做好准备。 Míngtiān gōngsī yào jìnxíng xiāofáng yǎnliàn, qǐng dàjiā tíqián zuòhǎo zhǔnbèi. Tomorrow the company will hold a fire drill; please get ready in advance.
Related words
- 表演 biǎoyǎn to perform; performance
- 导演 dǎoyǎn director
- 演 yǎn to act as
- 演唱 yǎnchàng to sing on stage
- 演唱会 yǎnchànghuì concert
- 演出 yǎnchū performance; show
- 演员 yǎnyuán actor
- 演讲 yǎnjiǎng speech; to give a speech
- 扮演 bànyǎn to play a role
- 演奏 yǎnzòu to perform
- 主演 zhǔyǎn to star in; lead actor
- 上演 shàngyǎn to stage; to perform; to unfold