Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
艺人
yìrén
Description
艺人是指做表演工作的人，比如唱歌、演戏或者演小品的人。
An 艺人 is someone who performs, such as singing, acting, or doing skits.
这个词也可以指有手工技术的人，比如做玩具或者陶器的人。
This word can also refer to someone with craft skills, like making toys or pottery.
Meanings
艺人yìrén
performer; entertainer; artist
很多年轻人想当艺人。
Many young people want to be artists.
艺人yìrén
skilled handicraft worker; craftsman
这位老艺人会做漂亮的风筝。
This veteran artist can make beautiful kites.
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Notes
- Etymology
艺 (art/skill) + 人 (person), literally "a person of art or craft".
- Nuance
演员 means actor specifically, while 艺人 covers many kinds of entertainers or craftspeople.
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