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Meaning

to disguise oneself; to dress up; adorn

Chinese: 装扮、扮演。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ban” becomes a different word in each tone. 扮 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 打扮dǎ banto decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn
  • 扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act
  • 装扮zhuāng bànto decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself
  • 扮相bàn xiàngstage costume
  • 扮装bàn zhuāngto dress up and make up (like an actor)

Example Sentence

在话剧里,他扮演一位老爷爷。Zài huà jù lǐ, tā bàn yǎn yí wèi lǎo yé ye.In the play, he plays an old grandpa.

Zàiat话剧huà jùstage playinsidehe扮演bàn yǎnto play the role ofonewèiposition老爷爷lǎo yé ye(coll.) father's father's