演
yǎn
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
(bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
他今晚要演一个老人的角色。
tā jīn wǎn yào yǎn yī gè lǎo rén de juésè。
He is going to play the role of an old man tonight.
这部电影由她来演女主角，效果很好。
zhè bù diànyǐng yóu tā lái yǎn nǚ zhǔjué，xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo。
She plays the female lead in this film, and the result is very good.
Words with 演
登台表演
dēng tái biǎo yǎn
to go on stage
临时演员
lín shí yǎn yuán
an extra (in a movie)
逻辑演算
luó ji yǎn suàn
logical calculation
重演
chóng yǎn
to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones)
钢琴演奏
gāng qín yǎn zòu
piano performance
开演
kāi yǎn
(of a play, movie etc) to begin
隋唐演义
suí táng yǎn yì
Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[Chu3 Ren2 huo4]
杂技演员
zá jì yǎn yuán
acrobat
电影演员
diàn yǐng yǎn yuán
film actor; movie actor; movie actress
领衔主演
lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn
leading actors (in a show)
饰演
shì yǎn
to act
首演
shǒu yǎn
maiden stage role