Meaning of yǎn:
yǎn
演
Verb
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
Zhège jùtuán jiāng zài wǎnshàng yǎnchū.
这个剧团将在晚上演出。
The theater group will perform in the evening.
Tā de biǎoyǎn fēicháng jīngcǎi, yíngdé le guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng.
他的表演非常精彩，赢得了观众的掌声。
His performance was very wonderful, earning the audience's applause.
