扮演 (bàn yǎn) means “to play the role of; to act”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
她在戏中扮演主角。
Tā zài xì zhōng bànyǎn zhǔjué.
She plays the lead role in the play.
Updated: 2026-05-27