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試演

简试演 · 繁試演

Mandarin · pinyin shì yǎn

audition
dress rehearsal
preview (of a theatrical performance)
dummy run

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演: yǎn · perform, put on; exercise
试: shì · test, try, experiment

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4–3 · shi4 yan3

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verb

to audition; to rehearse

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