演绎 meaning in English

yǎnyì

(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc)

HSK 7-9nounverbTraditional 演繹22 strokes

Meaning of 演绎

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎnyì
  1. (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out
  2. to develop (a technique etc)
  3. to enact
  4. (logic) to deduce; to infer

演绎 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè段duàn旋xuán律lǜ的de演yǎn绎yì真zhēn是shì完wán美měi无wú瑕xiá。
The melody's execution was flawless.

Stroke order for each character

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演 yǎn · to perform · 14 strokes

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绎 yì · to unravel · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 演绎.

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
演奏yǎnzòuto perform on a musical instrument
上演shàngyǎnto screen (a movie); to stage (a play)
主演zhǔyǎnto play the leading role; to star; lead actor
演戏yǎnxìto put on a play; to perform

Questions about 演绎

What does 演绎 mean?

演绎 (yǎnyì) means "(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc)" and is used as a noun and verb.

How do you write 演绎?

演绎 is made of 2 characters: 演 (14 strokes), 绎 (8 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 演绎 an HSK word?

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

How is 演绎 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 演绎 is written 演繹.