HSK · Level 57
105 words
Chinese word
演技
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǎn jì
Meaning
- nounacting
Example
别拿演技来骗我。bié ná yǎn jì lái piàn wǒ
Don't try to fool me with your acting.
More examples
她的演技很细腻，让人感动。tā de yǎn jì hěn xì nì ràng rén gǎn dòng
Her subtle acting moves people.
Core concept
A practiced way of making a role or behavior seem real through voice, expression, and movement.
Common phrases
细腻的演技xì nì de yǎn jì
subtle acting
生动的演技shēng dòng de yǎn jì
lively acting
电影中的演技diàn yǐng zhōng de yǎn jì
film acting
Similar words
表演biáo yǎn: A performance that presents a role, skill, or art before an audience.
技巧jì qiǎo: Specific techniques and practical tricks used to perform a task well.
表现biǎo xiàn: The communication of feelings or thoughts through spoken words or physical actions.
演出yǎn chū: The planned way of presenting a work to create a particular stage or screen atmosphere.
Definition in Chinese
指演员或表演者掌握并运用声音、面部表情、身体动作等技巧来塑造角色的能力与方法。zhǐ yǎn yuán huò biáo yán zhě zhǎng wò bìng yùn yòng shēng yīn miàn bù biǎo qíng shēn tǐ dòng zuò děng jì qiǎo lái sù zào jué sè de néng lì yǔ fāng fǎ
Word origin
演 (yǎn, "to perform") + 技 (jì, "skill") presents acting as a skill used to bring a role to life.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, 演技 (yǎnjì, "acting") can describe convincing fake behavior, so the word applies beyond actors and stages.
Other meanings
- pretensenoun
- performancenoun
Opposites
- 本心běn xīntrue feelingsnoun
Related words
- 演技派yǎn jì pàiactor known for acting abilitynoun