Chinese–English
导演
dǎo yǎn · dao yan
Traditional 導演
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to direct
- director (film etc)
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dǎo
演to transmit; to lead
yǎn
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.
Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.