上演 (shàng yǎn) — to stage (a play, performance); to screen (a movie, TV show)

Definition

上演 is a verb for putting on performances or screenings — works for both stage plays and films. Compared to 上映 (movies only) and 放映 (projecting a film), 上演 is the broadest, covering theater and screen.

verb
to stage (a play, performance)to screen (a movie, TV show)

Examples

  • 上演
    Zhè bù xīn huà jù xià zhōu shàng yǎn.
    This new play is staging next week.
  • 上演
    Diàn yǐng yuàn zhèng zài shàng yǎn yí bù dòng huà piàn.
    The cinema is screening a cartoon.
  • 上演
    Nà ge jié mù yǐ jīng shàng yǎn le hěn jiǔ le.
    That show has been running for a long time.

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