试演

試演

shìyǎn

verb #8,135

Meanings

1 to audition
2 to give a trial performance
3 to do a test run (of a show)

Characters

to try; to test; trial

to perform; to act; to play

Try + perform — to give a trial performance, an audition.

Examples

她去试演了一个角色。

Tā qù shìyǎnle yī gè juésè.

She went to audition for a role.

试演结果下周公布。

Shìyǎn jiéguǒ xià zhōu gōngbù.

The audition results will be announced next week.

这部话剧下个月先试演几场。

Zhè bù huàjù xià gè yuè xiān shìyǎn jǐ chǎng.

This play will have a few trial performances next month.

Tips

usage

试演 can mean both 'to audition' (the actor tries out) and 'to do a preview/trial run' (the production tests the show). For a more casual audition, 试镜 (shìjìng, screen test) is common in film contexts.

Stroke Order

试 shì

演 yǎn