get into character; immerse in a role
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Meanings
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to get into character; to emotionally enter a role (when acting)
Describes an actor's ability to psychologically inhabit their character and react naturally within the fictional circumstances. Often used with degree adverbs like 很 (very) or 太 (too).
Rù入
xì戏
kuài快
shì是
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
jī基
běn本
gōng功
。
Being able to get into character quickly is a basic skill for actors.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
yǎn演
yuán员
yī一
shàng上
chǎng场
jiù就
rù入
xì戏
le了
。
This veteran actor got into character as soon as he stepped on stage.
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Tā他
tài太
rù入
xì戏
le了
，
yǐ以
zhì至
yú于
wàng忘
le了
zhè这
shì是
pāi拍
shè摄
xiàn现
chǎng场
。
He was so immersed in the role that he forgot this was a film set.
Dǎo导
yǎn演
hǎn喊
tíng停
hòu后
，
tā她
guò过
le了
hǎo好
yī一
huì会
er儿
cái才
chū出
xì戏
。
After the director called cut, it took her quite a while to break character.