Word: 演员 (yǎnyuán)

他不是歌手，但是个演员。

Tā bú shì gēshǒu, dànshì gè yǎnyuán.

He is not a singer, but an actor.

他们是演员。

Tāmen shì yǎnyuán.

They are actors.

他和一个女演员结婚了。

Tā hé yí gè nǚ yǎnyuán jiéhūnle.

He married an actress.

他是喜剧演员。

Tā shì xǐjù yǎnyuán.

He's a comedian.

你最喜欢的演员是谁？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de yǎnyuán shì shéi?

Who is your favorite actor?

你看过那位老演员的回忆录吗？

Nǐ kànguo nà wèi lǎo yǎnyuán de huíyìlù ma?

Have you read that old actor's memoir?

八十岁演员扮孩子，返老还童

bāshí suì yǎnyuán bàn háizi, fǎnlǎohuántóng

An eighty-year-old actor playing a child: old age turns back to childhood

其实那个演员已经结婚了。

Qíshí nàge yǎnyuán yǐjīng jiéhūnle.

To tell the truth, that actor is married.

变脸是这位演员的绝活。

Biànliǎn shì zhèwèi yǎnyuán de juéhuó.

Face changing is this performer's unique skill.

她心中充满了成为女演员的梦想。

Tā xīnzhōng chōngmǎnle chéngwéi nǚ yǎnyuán de mèngxiǎng.

Her mind is filled with dreams of becoming an actress.

她打算成为一名演员。

Tā dǎsuàn chéngwéi yì míng yǎnyuán.

She intended to become an actress.

她穿得像个演员。

Tā chuān de xiàng gè yǎnyuán.

She dressed like an actress.

川剧演员变脸变得真快！

Chuānjù yǎnyuán biànliǎn biànde zhēn kuài!

The Sichuan opera performer changes faces so fast!

我听说她是个有名的演员。

Wǒ tīngshuō tā shì gè yǒumíng de yǎnyuán.

I hear she's a famous actress.

据说她是个知名的女演员。

Jùshuō tā shì gè zhīmíng de nǚ yǎnyuán.

It's said that she's a well-known actress.

演出结束后，演员向观众鞠躬。

Yǎnchū jiéshù hòu, yǎnyuán xiàng guānzhòng jūgōng.

After the show, the actors bowed to the audience.

演员们一一登场，观众热烈鼓掌。

Yǎnyuánmen yìyī dēngcháng, guānzhòng rèliè gǔzhǎng.

The actors came on stage one by one, and the audience applauded warmly.

演员们准备就绪了吗？

Yǎnyuánmen zhǔnbèi jiùxùle ma?

Are the actors ready?

演员们换上古装准备拍戏。

Yǎnyuánmen huàn shàng gǔzhuāng zhǔnbèi pāixì.

The actors changed into period costumes to get ready to shoot.

演员们正在戏台上准备表演。

Yǎnyuánmen zhèngzài xìtái shàng zhǔnbèi biǎoyǎn.

The actors are getting ready to perform on the stage.

演员们都在后台化妆。

Yǎnyuánmen dōu zài hòutái huàzhuāng.

The actors are all putting on makeup backstage.

演员们都在认真读剧本。

Yǎnyuánmen dōu zài rènzhēn dú jùběn.

The actors are all reading the script carefully.

演员唱完，台下一片叫好。

Yǎnyuán chàng wán, táixià yípiàn jiàohǎo.

When the actor finished singing, the audience burst into applause.

演员正在后台画脸谱。

Yǎnyuán zhèngzài hòutái huà liǎnpǔ.

The actor is painting his opera face makeup backstage.

演员的动作显得很生硬。

Yǎnyuán de dòngzuò xiǎnde hěn shēngyìng.

The actor's movements look very stiff.

演员要先揣摩角色的心理。

Yǎnyuán yào xiān chuǎimó juésè de xīnlǐ.

An actor must first analyze the character's state of mind.

观众为演员的表演热烈喝彩。

Guānzhòng wèi yǎnyuán de biǎoyǎn rèliè hècǎi.

The audience warmly applauded the actors' performance.

谁被提名为最佳演员？

Shéi bèi tímíng wèi zuìjiā yǎnyuán?

Who was nominated for best actor?