Chinese

扮演

/pän⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to play (a role); to act as
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese扮 “to dress up; to disguise oneself”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese分 “to divide; to separate”
      • ideaChinese八 “eight”
      • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
  • characterChinese演 “to develop; to evolve”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese寅 “to revere; to respect”

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