演 (jin2) — drill; practise; exercise in Cantonese
jinˊ²演Mandarin Pinyin: yan3
Meaning of 演
noundrill; practise; exercise
noundevelop; evolve; resolve into
nounperform; play; act; be cast as
noundeduce; elaborate; expound
Example Sentences with 演
我睇完佢表演之後都O晒嘴！
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.
今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿，舞蹈家非常有水準！
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!
leiˏ₅李lin˗₃連gitˍ₆杰douˉ¹都syun算geiˊ²幾sek˗₃錫san1,身,douˍ₆導yinˊ²演douˉ¹都bongˉ¹幫keoiˏ₅佢wanˊ²搵maaiˎ₄埋tai˗₃替sanˉ¹身laa˗₃啦
Jet Li takes pretty good care of himself, his movie director even found a stand-in for him.
biuˊ²表jinˊ²演jungˍ₆用sauˊ²手ngauˎ₄偶。
Perform using hand puppets.
bouˍ₆部geiˉ¹機mˎ₄唔sikˉ¹識jyunˊ²演syun3.算。
The machine can't calculate.
Words Containing 演
演練jin2 lin6
drill; practice
雜耍表演zaap6 saa2 bui2 jin2
a vaudeville performance
演技jin2 gei6
acting (lit., "performing talent")
演藝圈jin2 ngai6 hyun1
the world of show business
演唱會jin2 coeng3 wui2
singing concert | Alt.: 演奏會 (for singing- and non-singing concerts)
發表演講faat3 biu2 jin2 gong2
to give a speech
男高音演唱家naam4 gou1 jam1 jin2 coeng3 gaa1
a tenorist
和平演變wo4 ping4 jin2 bin3
peaceful evolution (from socialism back to capitalism)
雜技演員zaap6 gei6 jin2 jyun4
acrobat
演嘢jin2 je5
to show off
排演paai4 jin2
to rehearse for a show
野外演習je5 ngoi6 jin2 zaap6
field exercise
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