yǎn yì

Traditional: 演繹

HSK 7–9

演绎 (yǎn yì) is a Chinese word meaning “(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out
  2. 2to develop (a technique etc)
  3. 3to enact
  4. 4(logic) to deduce; to infer
Part of speech
noun, verb

Characters in 演绎

演yǎn · to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)绎yì · continuous

Related words

表演play演员actor; actress; performer演to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)演出to act (in a play)扮演to play the role of演唱to sing (for an audience)演讲to give a lecture; to make a speech演奏to perform on a musical instrument演唱会vocal recital or concert演戏to put on a play上演to screen (a movie)演示to demonstrate

Study Chinese with flashcards →