Definition & Meaning

1.actor; artist; performer; actor or entertainer (in traditional Chinese opera, storytelling, acrobatics, etc.)

2.artisan; handicraftsman

Word usage

Words with yi ren

yì rén

艺 人

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1
n.actor; artist; performer; actor or entertainer (in traditional Chinese opera, storytelling, acrobatics, etc.)
- mín jiān de yì rén
  民间的艺人
  folk artist
- jiē tóu de yì rén
  街头的艺人
  street artist
- biàn xì fǎ de yì rén
  变戏法的艺人
  sleight-of-hand artist
synonym
yǎn yuán演员 míng xīng明星 xì zi戏子 líng rén伶人 yōu líng优伶
2
n.artisan; handicraftsman
- jiǎn zhǐ shì shǒu gōng yì rén chuàng zuò de
  剪纸是手工艺人创作的。
  Paper-cuts are made by the handicrafts man.
- shān shàng sān gè tóu lǐng dōu shì shǒu gōng yì rén chū shēn
  山上三个头领都是手工艺人出身。
  Three chiefs of mountain are all artisan before.

Word usage

common measure word
"艺人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"名"or"位".
- 一个艺人
  one artist
- 一名艺人
  one artist
- 一位艺人
  one artist

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