饰演

飾演

shìyǎn

verb #11,182

Meanings

1 to play (a role)
2 to act as; to portray

Characters

to adorn; to play (a role)

to perform; to act

Examples

她在这部电影中饰演女主角。

Tā zài zhèbù diànyǐng zhōng shìyǎn nǚzhǔ jué.

She plays the female lead in this movie.

谁饰演了这个角色？

Shéi shìyǎn le zhège juésè?

Who played this role?

Tips

usage

饰演 is formal and used in film/theater contexts (credits, reviews). In casual speech, 演 alone is more common: 他演了一个坏人 (he played a villain).

Stroke Order

饰 shì

演 yǎn