试演

shì yǎn · shi yan

Traditional 試演

Meaning

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  1. audition
  2. dress rehearsal
  3. preview (of a theatrical performance)
  4. dummy run

In a sentence

2 examples
01

导(dǎo)演(yǎn)让(ràng)演(yǎn)员(yuán)们(men)先(xiān)试(shì)演(yǎn)一(yí)段(duàn),看(kàn)看(kan)效(xiào)果(guǒ)如(rú)何(hé)。

The director asked the actors to do a trial performance first to see how it went.

02

新(xīn)戏(xì)在(zài)正(zhèng)式(shì)开(kāi)演(yǎn)前(qián)会(huì)进(jìn)行(xíng)试(shì)演(yǎn)。

The new play will have a preview before its official opening.

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