Chinese word

上演

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng yǎn

Meaning

  • verbstage

Example

今晚剧院会上演那部新戏。jīn wǎn jù yuàn huì shàng yǎn nà bù xīn xì

Tonight, the theater will stage that new play.

Illustration for 上演 (stage)

More examples

春节晚会将上演传统歌舞节目。chūn jié wǎn huì jiāng shàng yǎn chuán tǒng gē wǔ jié mù

The Spring Festival gala will stage traditional song-and-dance performances.

Core concept

A prepared play or program comes onto a stage and is made available for an audience to watch.

Common phrases

  • 上演新戏shàng yǎn xīn xì

    stage a new play

  • 上演歌舞shàng yǎn gē wǔ

    stage song-and-dance performances

Similar words

表演biáo yǎn: Using speech and movement to perform a role or display skills before an audience.
演出yǎn chū: Creating a production through visual planning and direction of performers and stage layout.
上映shàng yìng: Presenting a film or video on a screen for public viewing.
上台shàng tái: Coming onto a stage to give a performance or make a speech.

Definition in Chinese

在舞台或剧场上表演某一剧目或节目，让观众观看。zài wǔ tái huò jù chǎng shàng biáo yǎn mǒu yí jù mù huò jié mù ràng guān zhòng guān kàn

Word origin

上演 (shàngyǎn, "stage") combines 上 (shàng, "up") + 演 (yǎn, "perform"), giving the image of a performance being brought up before an audience.

Usage tips

  • A play or program can be the subject of the sentence, so Chinese often describes what a theater puts on rather than what an individual actor does.

Other meanings

  • presentverb

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