HSK 6 · Media

演奏 yǎnzòu “to perform (on an instrument)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 演奏 means

  1. to perform (on an instrument)
  2. to perform on a musical instrument

How to say 演奏

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale演yǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale奏zòu4th tone, falling

演奏 in a sentence

  1. 她小提琴演奏得非常好。

    Tā xiǎotíqín yǎnzòu de fēicháng hǎo.

    She plays the violin very well.

    Sentence #851475 from Tatoeba

  2. 这首曲子对我来说太难演奏了。

    Zhè shǒu qǔzi duì wǒ lái shuō tài nán yǎnzòu le.

    This piece is too difficult for me to play.

    Sentence #1323690 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我要为你演奏一首奏鸣曲。

    Wǒ yào wèi nǐ yǎnzòu yì shǒu zòumíngqǔ.

    I’ll play a sonata for you.

    Sentence #512208 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 演奏 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 演 (yǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
演yǎnto perform; to stage
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 寅part of the characterSound part
The character 奏 (zòu) drawn as one shape
奏zòuto play music

奏 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 演奏

演 14 strokes · 奏 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

演奏 (yǎnzòu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 演奏 (yǎnzòu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 演奏

Words with 演

演出yǎnchū · to act (in a play)演员yǎnyuán · actor or actress表演biǎoyǎn · to perform演讲yǎnjiǎng · speech导演dǎoyǎn · director (of a film or play)演绎yǎnyì · to deduce演习yǎnxí · military exercise扮演bànyǎn · to play the role of演变yǎnbiàn · to evolve

Words with 奏

节奏jiézòu · rhythm

More words: Media & Arts

绣xiù · to embroider旋律xuánlǜ · melody悬念xuánniàn · suspense序言xùyán · preface摇滚yáogǔn · rock music乐谱yuèpǔ · sheet music舆论yúlùn · public opinion寓言yùyán · fable

FAQs

演奏 (yǎnzòu) means “to perform (on an instrument)” or “to perform on a musical instrument”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǎnzòu: yǎn with a 3rd tone, then zòu with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 演奏 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yanzou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 演奏 from the suggestions. Typing yanzou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
演奏 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.