# 扮演 (bànyǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扮演 (bànyǎn) means “to play (a role); to act”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to play (a role); to act
- Pinyin: bànyǎn (ban4 yan3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他在电影里扮演一位医生。
  Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ bànyǎn yí wèi yīshēng.
  He plays a doctor in the movie.

## Characters

- [扮](https://hanziro.com/word/ban-dress-up-as/) (bàn): to dress up as; to play a role
- [演](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-act/) (yǎn): to act; to perform

https://hanziro.com/word/ban-yan-play/

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