shì
yǎn

common
verb

Meaning of 饰演

饰演 means to play (a role); to act as; to portray. Pronounced shì yǎn.

  • to play (a role); to act as; to portray

Definitions & Examples

zài
zhè
diàn
yǐng
zhōng
shì
yǎn
wèi
yǒng
gǎn
de
jǐng
chá
 

He plays a brave police officer in this movie.

shàn
cháng
shì
yǎn
zhuāng
zhōng
de
huáng
hòu
 

She excels at portraying empresses in costume dramas.

Zhè
wèi
yǎn
yuán
cóng
yǐng
sān
shí
nián
 
shì
yǎn
guò
zhǒng
yàng
de
jué
 

This actor has been in films for thirty years and has played all kinds of roles.

Dǎo
yǎn
xuǎn
zhòng
lái
shì
yǎn
nán
zhǔ
jué
 

The director selected him to play the male lead.