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表演家 (biǎo yǎn jiā) — performer

Definition

Skilled or acclaimed performer — stronger and more honorific than everyday 演员 (yǎnyuán, 'actor/performer'). Often used for stage, film, or other notable artists.

noun
performer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 表演家，。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de biǎo yǎn jiā, jīng cháng zài gè dì yǎn chū.
    He is a famous performer who often performs in various places.
  • 表演家。
    Zhè wèi biǎo yǎn jiā zài wǔ tái shàng de biǎo xiàn fēi cháng chū sè.
    This performer's stage performance is very excellent.
  • ，表演家。
    Tā zài diàn yǐng zhōng bàn yǎn le yí gè zhòng yào de jué sè, shì yí wèi duō cái duō yì de biǎo yǎn jiā.
    She played an important role in the movie and is a versatile performer.

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.

表演perform
表biǎoshow演yǎnact
联合Coordinate
家jiāperson

表 and 演 mean show and act; 家 points to a person, so 表演家 is a performer.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

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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.

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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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

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