演 员

yǎnyuán

“Actor” in Chinese is 演员 (yǎnyuán).

Meaning

actor; actress; performer

Example

他们是演员。

They are actors.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǎnHSK 314 strokesto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)yuánHSK 37 strokesperson engaged in a certain field of activity

More HSK 3 words

外面wàimiànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)HSK 3 发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break outHSK 3 工程师gōngchéngshīengineerHSK 3 负责fùzéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility forHSK 3 人类rénlèihumanityHSK 3 效果xiàoguǒresultHSK 3 部长bùzhǎnghead of a (government etc) departmentHSK 3 短处duǎnchùshortcomingHSK 3 金牌jīnpáigold medalHSK 3 简直jiǎnzhísimply; reallyHSK 3