加演 (jiā yǎn) — to add extra performances; to extend the run of a show; to include an additional element (such as a song or skit) into a show

Definition

加演 means to extend a show's run or add extra content (an encore song, a skit) on top of what's already scheduled — a response to popular demand, not a regular performance.

verb
to add extra performancesto extend the run of a showto include an additional element (such as a song or skit) into a show

Examples

  • ，加演。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn shòu huān yíng, diàn yǐng yuàn jué dìng jiā yǎn yì zhōu.
    This movie is very popular; the cinema decided to extend its run for a week.
  • ，加演。
    Yǎn chàng huì jié shù hòu, gē shǒu yòu jiā yǎn le sān shǒu gē.
    After the concert ended, the singer sang three extra songs.
  • 加演。
    Tā men jué dìng zài huà jù zhōng jiā yǎn yí duàn wǔ dǎo.
    They decided to add a dance segment to the play.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

加jiāadd
演yǎnperformance

The adding in 加 and the performance in 演 combine to mean put on an extra show.

Characters in this word

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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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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