艺人
yì rén
Pinyin

Definition

艺人
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yì rén
  1. performing artist
  2. actor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
人参
rén shēn
  1. 1 ginseng
人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
人云亦云
rén yún yì yún
  1. 1 to say what everyone says (idiom)
  2. 2 to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
  3. 3 to follow the herd

Sample Sentences

但是歌手演出的收入通常被唱片公司大幅抽成，而且巨星与比较不红的歌手的待遇差异更大，受欢迎的艺人可以靠高比例的抽成赚大钱，而小牌艺人扣除必要花费后只能做白工。
dànshì gēshǒu yǎnchū de shōurù tōngcháng bèi chàngpiàn gōngsī dàfú chōuchéng ，érqiě jùxīng yǔ bǐjiào bù hóng de gēshǒu de dàiyù chāyì gèngdà ，shòu huānyíng de yìrén kěyǐ kào gāo bǐlì de chōuchéng zhuàn dà qián ，ér xiǎopái yìrén kòuchú bìyào huāfèi hòu zhǐnéng zuò bái gōng 。
But a large slice of the revenue from concerts by singers is normally taken by the record label, and there is a big difference in the way huge stars and less popular singers are treated, so popular artists can earn a lot of money due to their high percentage split of revenue, while minor artists end up doing work for nothing after the necessary costs have been taken out from revenue.
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前几天我最爱的男艺人传出绯闻，我以为我失恋了。
qiánjǐtiān wǒ zuìài de nán yìrén chuánchū fěiwén ，wǒ yǐwéi wǒ shīliàn le 。
Rumors of romantic triste surrounding my favorite celebrity surfaced a few days ago, I felt like I'd fallen out of love.
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哈哈，这是日韩明星造成的特有文化，也是一种惯例，更是一种对艺人表示感激的方式，感谢他们带给我们的欢乐。
hāhā ，zhè shì rì hán míngxīng zàochéng de tèyǒu wénhuà ，yě shì yìzhǒng guànlì ，gèng shì yìzhǒng duì yìrén biǎoshì gǎnjī de fāngshì ，gǎnxiè tāmen dàigěi wǒmen de huānlè 。
Haha, this is a special tradition created by J-pop and K-pop stars, it's the norm and a way of showing gratitude to artists, thanking them for the joy they bring us.
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哇，这样我也多多少少能理解呢，常常看电视上的艺人努力表演，真的非常专业。也难怪你们这么崇拜他们。
wā ，zhèyàng wǒ yě duōduōshǎoshǎo něnglǐjiě ne ，chángcháng kàn diànshì shàng de yìrén nǔlì biǎoyǎn ，zhēnde fēicháng zhuānyè 。yě nánguài nǐmen zhème chóngbài tāmen 。
Wow, I think I more or less understand, I often see how hard performers work on television, they're so professional. No wonder you worship them so much.
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你没发现吗？我们看到的这些民间艺人都是上了年纪的，没有一个是年轻人。现在哪个家长愿意让小孩学这个。你去问问那些90后，知道这些民间艺术的真是越来越少了。
nǐ méi fāxiàn ma ？wǒmen kàndào de zhèxiē mínjiān yìrén dōushì shàng le niánjì de ，méiyǒu yī ge shì niánqīngrén 。xiànzài nǎge jiāzhǎng yuànyì ràng xiǎohái xué zhè ge 。nǐ qù wèn wen nàxiē jiǔlíng hòu ，zhīdào zhèxiē mínjiān yìshù de zhēnshì yuèláiyuè shǎo le 。
You haven't noticed? All the folk artists we've seen today are elderly. There isn't even one young person. These days, what parents would let their kid study this? Go ask those kids born in the 90's. Less and less of them even know about these folk arts.
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