演 yǎn

1. yǎn verb to perform; to put on
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Drama
   Notes: For example, 演小品 'to perform a skit' (XHW 2016-01-25; CCD '演' 4, p. 2213; Guoyu '演' v 1; Unihan '演'; XHZD '演' 1, p. 867)
2. yǎn verb to practice
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 练习, as in 演练 (Guoyu '演' v 2; XHZD '演' 3, p. 867)
3. yǎn verb to extend; to stretch
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 演 is synonomous with 延展 (Guoyu '演' v 3)
4. yǎn verb to develop; to evolve
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 演 is synonomous with 演变 (CCD '演' 1, p. 2213; XHZD '演' 4, p. 867)
5. yǎn verb to deduce; to infer; to derive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 演 is synonomous with 推演 (CCD '演' 3, p. 2213; Guoyu '演' v 4)
6. yǎn verb to explain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 演 is synonomous with 阐述 or 讲解 (CCD '演' 2, p. 2213; XHZD '演' 2, p. 867)

Contained in

• 演技 acting; performing skills
• 天演论(天演論) the theory of evolution
• 发表演讲(發表演講) to give a speech
• 时装表演(時裝表演) fashion show
• 导演(導演) film director; performance director ; to direct a film or performance
• 演进(演進) to evolve
• 演化心理学(演化心理學) evolutionary psychology
• 演变(演變) to develop; to evolve
• 演替 succession (of changes in an ecological community); naturally evolving sequence
• 公演 to perform (e.g. on the stage); to lecture
• 合演 to act together
• 演出 to act; to perform
• 演义(演義) to dramatize historical events; novel or play on historical theme
• 上演 to screen a movie; to stage a play
• 沙盘推演(沙盤推演) to plan a military mission on a sand table; to rehearse a planned action or activity; to conduct a dry run
• 演员阵容(演員陣容) cast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe
• 军演(軍演) military exercises
• 巡演 (theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances
• 演讲家(演講家) orator
• 钢琴演奏(鋼琴演奏) piano performance
• 演化支 clade
• 预演(預演) dummy run; to run through something; to rehearse
• 演算 to perform math calculations
• 故伎重演 to repeat an old stratagem; up to one's old tricks
• 演练(演練) to drill; to practice
• 电影演员(電影演員) movie actor; movie actress
• 表演 to perform; to act; to demonstrate ; play; show; performance; exhibition
• 越演越烈 to be intensifying; to be getting worse and worse; to start to run rampant
• 演戏(演戲) to perform a play
• 口技表演者 ventriloquist
• 试演(試演) audition; dress rehearsal; preview (of a theatrical performance); dummy run
• 领衔主演(領銜主演) leading actors (in a show); starring
• 主题演讲(主題演講) keynote speech
• 正式演说(正式演說) an official speech
• 禁演 to prohibit performance
• 杂技演员(雜技演員) acrobat
• 演艺界(演藝界) performing arts circles; show business
• 演出者 performer
• 演歌 enka
• 演播 broadcast performance; televised or podcast lecture
• 商演 commercial performance
• 敷演 to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the meaning of the classics) ; to act
• 表演过火(表演過火) to overact; to overdo one's part
• 演化 to evolve
• 演习(演習) to manoeuvre
• 演艺圈(演藝圈) show business
• 替身演员(替身演員) substitute actor (especially in fights of theatrical stunts); stuntman

Also contained in

演化语言学 、 隋唐演义 、 电影导演 、 民国通俗演义

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• 卷六十一 吳世家第一: 楊行密 Volume 61: Hereditary House of Wu New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史 — count: 28
• 卷二百五十三 列傳第一百四十一 王應熊 張至發 薛國觀 程國祥 陳演 魏藻德 Volume 253 Biographies 141: Wang Yingxiong, Zhang Zhifa, Xue Guoguan, Cheng Guoxiang, Chen Yan, Wei Zaode History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
• 卷六十三 列傳第二十三 王華 王曇首 殷景仁 沈演之 Volume 63 Biographies 23: Wang Hua, Wang Tanshou, Yin Jingren, Shen Yanzhi Book of Song 宋書 — count: 20
• 卷三百十七 列傳第七十六 邵亢 馮京 錢惟演 Volume 317 Biographies 76: Shao Kang, Feng Jing, Qian Weiyan History of Song 宋史 — count: 19
• 卷三十六　列傳第二十六 羊欣 羊玄保 沈演之 江夷 江秉之 Volume 36 Biographies 26: Yang Xin, Yang Xuanbao, Shen Yanzhi, Jiangyi, Jiang Bingzhi History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 14
• 卷一百〇四 載記第四 石勒上 Volume 104 Records 4: Shi Le Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 13
• 卷七　　齊本紀中第七:　顯祖文宣帝 廢帝 孝昭帝 Volume 7 Northern Qi Annals 2: Emperor Xianzu Wenxuan, Deposed Emperor, Emperor Xiaozhao History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 12
• 卷四十五 袁張韓周列傳 Volume 45: Biographies of Yuan, Zhang, Han, Zhou Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 12
• 卷八十二 志第三十五 律曆十五 Volume 82 Treatises 35: Measures and Calendar 15 History of Song 宋史 — count: 11
• 卷二百〇二 志第一百五十五 藝文一 Volume 202 Treatises 155: Arts and Literature 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 10

Collocations

• 刘演 (劉演) 北中郎將劉演克頓丘 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷五 帝紀第五 孝懷帝 孝愍帝 Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Huai; Emperor Min — count: 9
• 演孔 (演孔) 春秋演孔圖 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷一上 光武帝紀 Volume 1a: Annals of Emperor Guangwu — count: 5
• 韩演 (韓演) 廣與司徒韓演 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷四十四 鄧張徐張胡列傳 Volume 44: Biographies of Deng, Zhang, Xu, Zhang, Hu — count: 5
• 子演 (子演) 子演嗣 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷二十二 朱景王杜馬劉傅堅馬列傳 Volume 22: Biographies of Zhu, Jing, Wang, Du, Ma, Liu, Fu, Jian, Ma — count: 5
• 演等 (演等) 單于遣右皋林王伊邪莫演等奉獻朝正月 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十四下 匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 5
• 春秋演 (春秋演) 春秋演孔圖 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷一上 光武帝紀 Volume 1a: Annals of Emperor Guangwu — count: 4
• 孙演 (孫演) 稜孫演 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷四十五 袁張韓周列傳 Volume 45: Biographies of Yuan, Zhang, Han, Zhou — count: 4
• 光演 (光演) 光演文武 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷一百下 敍傳 Volume 100b: Afterword and Family History 2 — count: 3
• 演嗣 (演嗣) 子演嗣 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷二十二 朱景王杜馬劉傅堅馬列傳 Volume 22: Biographies of Zhu, Jing, Wang, Du, Ma, Liu, Fu, Jian, Ma — count: 3
• 麴演 (麴演) 金城諸將麴演 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu — count: 3