演戏 meaning in English

yǎnxì

to put on a play; to perform

HSK 7-9Traditional 演戲20 strokes

Meaning of 演戏

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎnxì
  1. to put on a play
  2. to perform
  3. fig. to pretend
  4. to feign

Stroke order for each character

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演 yǎn · to perform · 14 strokes

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戏 xì · trick · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 演戏.

游戏yóuxìgame (CL:場|场[chang3]); to play
表演biǎoyǎnplay; show
演出yǎnchūto act (in a play); to perform
演员yǎnyuánactor; actress; performer
导演dǎoyǎnto direct; director (film etc)
演唱yǎnchàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
演唱会yǎnchànghuìvocal recital or concert
演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech
扮演bànyǎnto play the role of; to act
戏剧xìjùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
演奏yǎnzòuto perform on a musical instrument
上演shàngyǎnto screen (a movie); to stage (a play)

Questions about 演戏

What does 演戏 mean?

演戏 (yǎnxì) means "to put on a play; to perform".

How do you write 演戏?

演戏 is made of 2 characters: 演 (14 strokes), 戏 (6 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 演戏 an HSK word?

Yes. 演戏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 演戏 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 演戏 is written 演戲.