表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 舞蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing syn 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn 演唱 yǎn chàng to sing (for an audience) / vocal performance 成绩 成績 chéng jì achievement / performance records / grades / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 艺术家 藝術家 yì shù jiā artist / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 滑稽 huá jī comical / funny / amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]) / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang syn 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn 艺人 藝人 yì rén performing artist / actor syn 重演 chóng yǎn to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones) / to repeat (a performance) 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 业绩 業績 yè jì achievement / accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) / results syn 性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn 排演 pái yǎn to rehearse (a performance) syn 提神 tí shén to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic syn 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal / power / impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 画布 畫布 huà bù canvas (artist's painting surface) 化妆师 化妝師 huà zhuāng shī make-up artist / (fig.) spin doctor / reputation manager 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 公演 gōng yǎn to perform in public / to give a performance syn 代表作 dài biǎo zuò representative work (of an author or artist) 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 加盟 jiā méng (of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label syn 义演 義演 yì yǎn benefit performance / charity show 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn 班克斯 bān kè sī Banks (surname) / Banksy (UK artist) 挂钩 掛鉤 guà gōu to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling syn 专场 專場 zhuān chǎng special performance 绩效 績效 jì xiào performance / results / achievement 画室 畫室 huà shì artist's studio / atelier 演播 yǎn bō broadcast performance / televised or podcast lecture 全集 quán jí omnibus / complete works (of a writer or artist) 怪杰 怪傑 guài jié monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous) syn 高性能 gāo xìng néng high performance 场次 場次 chǎng cì the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening / performance 合演 hé yǎn to act together / to put on a joint performance 丑态 醜態 chǒu tài shameful performance / disgraceful situation 真迹 真跡 zhēn jì authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist) syn 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom) / to jest / buffoonery syn 柔术 柔術 róu shù jujitsu / contortion (performance art) syn 见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) syn 成名作 chéng míng zuò seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame 汇演 匯演 huì yǎn joint performance syn 绝笔 絕筆 jué bǐ words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong syn 性价比 性價比 xìng jià bǐ cost-performance ratio 全本 quán běn whole edition / whole performance (of Chinese opera) 文艺演出 文藝演出 wén yì yǎn chū theatrical performance / CL:場|场[chang3] 可圈可点 可圈可點 kě quān kě diǎn remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise 书馆 書館 shū guǎn teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers / (attached to name of publishing houses) / (in former times) private school / library (of classic texts) 楼台 樓臺 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance syn 开锣 開鑼 kāi luó to beat the gong to open a performance 听书 聽書 tīng shū to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话[ping2hua4] / to listen to an audiobook 票 piào ticket / ballot / banknote / CL:張|张[zhang1] / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions syn 试演 試演 shì yǎn audition / dress rehearsal / preview (of a theatrical performance) / dummy run syn 瘟 wēn epidemic / pestilence / plague / (fig.) stupid / dull / (of a performance) lackluster syn 纪伯伦 jì bó lún Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, writer and artist 社戏 社戲 shè xì theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival) 优伶 優伶 yōu líng (old) performing artist / actor / actress syn 包袱底儿 包袱底兒 bāo fu dǐ r family heirloom / most precious family possession / person's secrets / one's best performance 开台锣鼓 開臺鑼鼓 kāi tái luó gǔ opening gong / gong strokes announcing start of opera performance 出戏 出戲 chū xì (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends) / (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance 白冰冰 bái bīng bīng Pai Ping-ping (well-known Taiwan performing artist) 名手 míng shǒu master / famous artist or sportsman syn 涂家 塗家 tú jiā painter / artist 小畑·健 XiaotianJian OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记 村上隆 cūn shàng lōng Murakami Takashi (1963-), Japanese artist 构想图 構想圖 gòu xiǎng tú notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story) 王希孟 wáng xī mèng Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山 空中飞人 空中飛人 kōng zhōng fēi rén trapeze artist / frequent flyer 蔡国强 蔡國強 cài guó qiáng Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows 郎世宁 郎世寧 láng shì níng Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), Jesuit missionary and artist who served as a painter in the Qing court for 50 years 高橋留美子 gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist 高桥留美子 高橋留美子 gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist 小畑健 xiǎo tián jiàn OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4] 艾未未 ài wèi wèi Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism 关于艺术家地位的建议书 關於藝術家地位的建議書 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist 世界艺术家社会地位观察站 世界藝術家社會地位觀察站 World Observatory on the Social Status of the Artist 古斯塔夫・多雷 gǔ sī tǎ fū · duō léi Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor 查克・诺里斯 查克・諾里斯 chá kè · nuò lǐ sī Chuck Norris (1940-), American martial artist and actor 串乡 串鄉 chuàn xiāng to go from village to village (like an itinerant artist) 古斯塔夫·多雷 gǔ sī tǎ fū · duō léi Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor 查克·诺里斯 查克·諾里斯 chá kè · nuò lǐ sī Chuck Norris (1940-), American martial artist and actor 班克西 bān kè xī Banksy (British street artist) PUA P U A (neologism c. 2019) to exert control over (sb) by means of psychological manipulation (e.g. negging) / a person who does so (loanword from "pickup artist") / pr. [pi1 wu1 ei1] PUA P-U-A (neologism c. 2019) to exert control over (sb) by means of psychological manipulation (e.g. negging) / a person who does so (loanword from "pickup artist") 从艺 從藝 cóng yì to work as an artist 美甲师 美甲師 měi jiǎ shī manicurist / nail artist 街头艺人 街頭藝人 jiē tóu yì rén busker / street artist 更高性能 gēng gāo xìng néng high performance 先期录音 先期錄音 xiān qī lù yīn (filmmaking) to prerecord a musical soundtrack to which actors will later synchronize their performance during filming 对口词 對口詞 duì kǒu cí dialogue (for stage performance) 履约保证金 履約保證金 lǚ yuē bǎo zhèng jīn performance bond (international trade) 搭桌 dā zhuō charity performance (theater in former times) 书馆儿 書館兒 shū guǎn r teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers 