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演戲

简演戏 · 繁演戲

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn xì

to put on a play
to perform
fig. to pretend
to feign

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演: yǎn · perform, put on; exercise
戲: Look up this written character
戏: xì · theatrical play, show

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3–4 · yan3 xi4

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jin2 hei3

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to put on a performance; to playact
(figurative) to put on an act; to put on a show; to pretend; to deceive

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