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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

扮 [bàn]
  1. 1. verb [饰演] play
    他在影片中扮坏人。
    He played the villain in the film.
  2. 2. verb [指表情] pull
    别冲我扮鬼脸。
    Don't pull faces at me.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

扮 [bàn]
  1. 1. verb be dressed up as; play the part of; disguise oneself as
    他在戏里扮一位老贫农。
    In the opera he plays the part of an old poor peasant.
    你在戏里扮什么角色？
    他在晚会上男扮女装表演节目。
  2. 2. verb put on (an expression)
    扮鬼脸
    make grimaces; make faces

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

扮 [bàn]
  1. 1. 动 化装;化装成(某种人物）
    女扮男装
    扮相
    假扮。
See more results for 扮 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

他在戏里扮一位老贫农。
In the opera he plays the part of an old poor peasant. → 扮
你在戏里扮什么角色？ → 扮
小丑扮了个鬼脸。 → 鬼脸
那边的小孩儿不停地冲我扮鬼脸。
The child there makes faces at me constantly. → 扮鬼脸
小侄女躲在妈妈后面扮鬼脸。 → 扮鬼脸
他在影片中扮坏人。
He played the villain in the film. → 扮
别冲我扮鬼脸。
Don't pull faces at me. → 扮
In autumn, the red ash leaves make this street so beautiful.
秋天时，红色的梣树把街道装扮得非常漂亮。 → ash

Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 分
[fèn]

Stroke Order

play
 Total Strokes: 7
Play

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