演戏 (yǎn xì) — to act in a play, to perform on stage; (figurative) to pretend, to put on an act

Definition

Examples

• 他们演了一出非常精彩的戏。
  Tā men yǎn le yì chū fēi cháng jīng cǎi de xì.
  They put on a very wonderful play.
• 别演戏了，我知道你根本没生气。
  Bié yǎn xì le, wǒ zhī dào nǐ gēn běn méi shēng qì.
  Stop pretending — I know you're not angry at all.
• 她从小就喜欢演戏，后来成了专业演员。
  Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan yǎn xì, hòu lái chéng le zhuān yè yǎn yuán.
  She loved acting since she was a child, and later became a professional actor.