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(yǎn chū) - to perform, performance, show in Mandarin

yǎnchū

Traditional: 演出

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Translation

to perform, performance, show

Word origin

A compound of 演 (yǎn, to perform, to act, with the water radical 氵and 寅 as phonetic) and 出 (chū, to come out), meaning to bring a performance out before an audience.

Origin
compound
Root
演 (yǎn, to perform) + 出 (chū, to come out)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 演

Stroke order for 出

Examples

Tonight's performance is wonderful.

They will perform at the theatre.

This show lasted two hours.

The children put on a show for their parents.

Due to the weather, the performance was cancelled.

演出 (yǎn chū) means to perform or, as a noun, a performance or show. It covers stage, music and dance presentations given before an audience.

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This word is part of lesson 32.