扮演
Old HSK 6
扮演 (bànyǎn) · to play the role of
扮演 (bànyǎn) means “to play the role of; to act”. It is written with 2 characters: 扮 (costume) + 演 (to act). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 扮演 is built
The characters
扮 bàn · costume
What 扮 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 分fēn — to divide
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
演 yǎn · to act
What 演 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 寅yín — to respect
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 由yóu — to follow
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 寅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她在电影里扮演一位母亲。Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ bànyǎn yī wèi mǔqīn.She plays a mother in the film.
每个人在家庭中都扮演着重要的角色。Měi gè rén zài jiātíng zhōng dōu bànyǎn zhe zhòngyào de juésè.Everyone plays an important role in the family.
Questions about 扮演
What does 扮演 mean?
扮演 (bànyǎn) means “to play the role of; to act”.
How do you pronounce 扮演?
扮演 is pronounced bànyǎn.
Which HSK level is 扮演?
扮演 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打扮dǎbanto dress up
- 表演biǎoyǎnto perform
- 导演dǎoyǎndirector
- 演唱yǎnchàngto sing (on stage)
- 演唱会yǎnchànghuìconcert
- 演出yǎnchūperformance
- 演员yǎnyuánactor
- 演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a speech
- 演变yǎnbiànto evolve
- 演习yǎnxídrill
Learn 扮演 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.