表演
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
表演 (biǎoyǎn) · to perform
表演 (biǎoyǎn) means “to perform; performance; show”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 演 (to act). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 表演 is built
The characters
表 biǎo · watch (timepiece)
What 表 is made of
- 毛máo — hair
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
孩子们的表演很精彩。Háizimen de biǎoyǎn hěn jīngcǎi.The children's performance was wonderful.
晚会上你表演什么？Wǎnhuì shang nǐ biǎoyǎn shénme?What are you performing at the party?
Questions about 表演
What does 表演 mean?
表演 (biǎoyǎn) means “to perform; performance; show”.
How do you pronounce 表演?
表演 is pronounced biǎoyǎn.
Which HSK level is 表演?
表演 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 表示biǎoshìto express
- 手表shǒubiǎowatch (wristwatch)
- 表达biǎodáto express
- 表格biǎogéform
- 表面biǎomiànsurface
- 表明biǎomíngto show
- 表现biǎoxiànto perform
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentative
- 代表团dàibiǎotuándelegation
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
Learn 表演 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.