上演 shàngyǎn to screen (a movie)
to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
How to remember 上演: 上 above + 演 perform = to screen (a movie).
Characters
How it is used
- 'To stage / put on (a play), to screen; to play out' - 上演一场好戏 (shàngyǎn yì chǎng hǎo xì) put on a good show.
- Broader than 上映 (films only): 上演 often runs figuratively, an event 'unfolding' or 'playing out'.
Example sentences
- 罗密欧和朱丽叶正在剧场上演。 Luómìōu hé zhūlìyè zhèngzài jùchǎng shàngyǎn.Romeo and Juliet is on at the theater.