演员 yǎnyuán actor or actress
actor or actress; performer
How to remember 演员: 演 perform + 员 member = actor or actress.
Characters
How it is used
- An actor/actress/performer - 电影演员 (diànyǐng yǎnyuán) film actor; 一名演员 (yì míng yǎnyuán) an actor.
- Gender-neutral; covers stage and screen. 员 marks it as a role/member, like 服务员, 运动员.
- Related: 演出 (yǎnchū, a performance), 观众 (guānzhòng, audience), 表演 (biǎoyǎn, to perform).
Example sentences
- 她是女演员。 Tā shì nǚyǎnyuán.She's an actress.
- 她穿得像个演员。 Tā chuān de xiàng gè yǎnyuán.She dressed like an actress.
- 他和一个女演员结婚了。 Tā hé yígè nǚyǎnyuán jiéhūn le.He married an actress.