演出
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
演出 (yǎnchū) · performance
演出 (yǎnchū) means “performance; show; to perform”. It is written with 2 characters: 演 (to act) + 出 (to go out). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 演出 is built
The characters
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)
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天晚上有演出。Jīntiān wǎnshang yǒu yǎnchū.There's a performance tonight.
他们的演出很成功。Tāmen de yǎnchū hěn chénggōng.Their performance was a success.
Questions about 演出
What does 演出 mean?
演出 (yǎnchū) means “performance; show; to perform”.
How do you pronounce 演出?
演出 is pronounced yǎnchū.
Which HSK level is 演出?
演出 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 表演biǎoyǎnto perform
- 导演dǎoyǎndirector
- 演唱yǎnchàngto sing (on stage)
- 演唱会yǎnchànghuìconcert
- 演员yǎnyuánactor
- 演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a speech
- 扮演bànyǎnto play the role of
- 演变yǎnbiànto evolve
- 演习yǎnxídrill
- 演绎yǎnyìto interpret
Learn 演出 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.