Meaning of shì yǎn:
shì yǎn
试演
Noun
audition; dress rehearsal; preview (of a theatrical performance); dummy run
Tā qù cānjiā diànyǐng de shì yǎn.
她去参加电影的试演。
She went to the audition for the movie.
Tāmen jīntiān wǎnshàng yǒu yīgè zhòngyào de shìyǎn.
他们今天晚上有一个重要的试演。
They have an important dress rehearsal tonight.
Zhè bù diànyǐng de shì yǎn fǎnxiǎng hěn hǎo.
这部电影的试演反响很好。
The preview of the movie had a very good response.
Zài yǎn chū qián, jù zǔ jìn xíng le yī cì shì yǎn.
在演出前，剧组进行了一次试演。
Before the performance, the theater group conducted a dummy run.
