TongTong
Sign in

扮演者 (bàn yǎn zhě) — performer; actor; player (of a role)

Definition

noun
performeractorplayer (of a role)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 扮演者，。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de bàn yǎn zhě fēi cháng chū sè, yíng dé le guān zhòng de xǐ ài.
    The performers in this movie are outstanding, winning the audience's love.
  • 扮演者，。
    Zuò wéi yì míng yōu xiù de bàn yǎn zhě, tā néng gòu wán měi dì quán shì gè zhǒng jué sè.
    As an excellent performer, she can perfectly interpret various roles.
  • 扮演者。
    Wǔ tái shàng de bàn yǎn zhě men yòng jīng zhàn de yǎn jì dǎ dòng le suǒ yǒu guān zhòng.
    The performers on stage moved all the audience with their superb acting.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

扮演
扮bànact演yǎnperform
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson

扮演 means act or perform, and 者 means the person who does it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
分
分fēn扮bàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

扮 pairs 扌 (hand, written in full as 手) with 分, which gives its sound.

Open 扮 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
寅
寅yín演yǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

演 pairs 氵 (water) with 寅, which gives the sound yín.

Open 演 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →
Appears in
Film & TheaterProfessions & Jobs

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.