Chinese word

喜剧演员

Pronunciation

Pinyinxǐ jù yǎn yuán

Meaning

  • nouncomedian

Example

我长大后想当喜剧演员。wǒ zhǎng dà hòu xiǎng dāng xǐ jù yǎn yuán

I want to be a comedian when I grow up.

Illustration for 喜剧演员 (comedian)

More examples

这位喜剧演员让大家笑了起来。zhè wèi xǐ jù yǎn yuán ràng dà jiā xiào le qǐ lái

This comedian made everyone laugh.

Core concept

A person whose acting makes a story or show funny and brings laughter to an audience.

Common phrases

  • 当喜剧演员dāng xǐ jù yǎn yuán

    be a comedian

  • 一名喜剧演员yì míng xǐ jù yǎn yuán

    a comedian

Similar words

演员yǎn yuán: A performer who plays a character on stage, in films, or on television.
搞笑艺人gǎo xiào yì rén: An entertainer who amuses people through funny performances or speech.

Definition in Chinese

以表演喜剧为职业，通过语言、动作或表情逗笑观众的人yǐ biáo yǎn xǐ jù wèi zhí yè tōng guò yǔ yán dòng zuò huò biǎo qíng dòu xiào guān zhòng de rén

Word origin

喜 (xǐ, "joy") + 剧 (jù, "drama") create 喜剧 (xǐjù, "comedy"), and 演 (yǎn, "perform") + 员 (yuán, "member") create 演员 (yǎnyuán, "actor"); the two compounds join to name someone who performs comedy.

Usage tips

  • The occupation name does not mark the performer's gender, so Chinese does not require a separate male or female form here.

Other meanings

  • comic actornoun

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