yǎn yuán
actor
This term can be used to refer to both male and female actors in a movie, similar to the term 'actor' in English.
tā shì yī míng chū sè de yǎn yuán
He is an excellent actor.
In this sentence, 他 denotes 'he', 是 indicates 'is', 一名 is a measure word for an actor and 出色的 means 'excellent'. The word 演员 means 'actor'.
wǒ xiǎng chéng wéi yī míng yǎn yuán
I want to become an actor.
Here, 我 means 'I', 想 means 'want', 成为 means 'to become', 一名 is a measure word for an actor and 演员 means 'actor'.
wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yǎn yuán shì tāng mǔ kè lǔ sī
My favorite actor is Tom Cruise.
In this sentence, 我 means 'I', 最喜欢的 means 'favorite', 演员 means 'actor', 是 means 'is', and 汤姆·克鲁斯 is the name 'Tom Cruise'.
zhè wèi yǎn yuán yǎn jì fēi cháng hǎo
This actor's acting skills are very good.
In this sentence, 这位 means 'this', 演员 means 'actor', 演技 means 'acting skills', 非常 means 'very', 良好 means 'good'.
yǎn yuán xūyào jì zhù hěnduō táicí
Actors need to remember a lot of lines.
In this sentence, 演员 means 'actor', 需要 means 'need to', 记住 means 'remember', 很多 means 'a lot of', 台词 means 'lines'.
tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de diàn yǐng yǎn yuán
He is a famous movie actor.
In this sentence, 他 means 'he', 是 indicates 'is', 一位 is for one person, 著名的 means 'famous', 电影 means 'movie' and 演员 means 'actor'.
zhè bù diàn yǐng de yǎn yuán dōu yǎn dé hěn hǎo
The actors in this movie all performed very well.
In this sentence, 这部 means 'this', 电影 means 'movie', 的 denotes possession, 演员 means 'actors', 都 indicates 'all', 演得 means 'performed', 很好 means 'very well'.
yǎn yuán men zhèng zài pái liàn
The actors are rehearsing.
In this sentence, 演员们 denotes 'actors', 正在 indicates an ongoing action, and 排练 means 'rehearsing'.
yǐng piān de suǒ yǒu yǎn yuán zuò le hěn hǎo de biǎo yǎn
All the actors in the film did a great performance.
In this sentence, 影片的所有 means 'all of the', 演员 means 'actors', 做了 means 'did', 很好的表演 means 'a great performance'.
nàgè yǎnyuán zài diànyǐng zhōng bànyǎn le zhǔjiǎo
That actor played the lead role in the movie.
In this sentence, 那个 means 'that', 演员 is 'actor', 在电影中 means 'in the movie', 扮演了 means 'played', and 主角 refers to 'the lead role'.