play (a role); act as; portray
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to play (a role); to act as; to portray
Used when an actor performs a character in film, television, theater, or other dramatic works.
Tā他
zài在
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
zhōng中
shì饰
yǎn演
yī一
wèi位
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
de的
jǐng警
chá察
。
He plays a brave police officer in this movie.
Tā她
shàn擅
cháng长
shì饰
yǎn演
gǔ古
zhuāng装
jù剧
zhōng中
de的
huáng皇
hòu后
。
She excels at portraying empresses in costume dramas.
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Zhè这
wèi位
yǎn演
yuán员
cóng从
yǐng影
sān三
shí十
nián年
，
shì饰
yǎn演
guò过
gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
jué角
sè色
。
This actor has been in films for thirty years and has played all kinds of roles.
Dǎo导
yǎn演
xuǎn选
zhòng中
tā他
lái来
shì饰
yǎn演
nán男
zhǔ主
jué角
。
The director selected him to play the male lead.