Sentences
What time will the documentary movie start? (translate)
记录片几点开演？Jìlùpiàn jǐ diǎn kāiyǎn?
Play piano
弹钢琴 Dàn gāngqín
Beijing Opera
京剧 Jīngjù
Speak/talk
说 Shuō
Famous
有名 Yǒumíng
What (role) does he play (act) in this show? (translate)
他在这个剧中演什么？Tā zài zhège jù zhōng yǎn shénme?
Play violin
拉小提琴 Lā xiǎotíqí
Classical music
古典音乐 Gǔdiǎn yīnyuè
Sing
唱 Chàng
Admission fee
票价 Piào jià
During Chinese New Year, there are lion dance and dragon dance performances in Chinatown. （translate)
中国新年时，中国城有舞狮和舞龙表演。Zhōngguó xīnnián shí, zhōngguó chéng yǒu wǔ shī hé wǔ lóng biǎoyǎn.
Play flute
吹笛子 Chuī dízi
Rock n Roll
摇滚乐 Yáogǔnyuè
Play/pluck (for piano, guitar, etc.)
弹 Dàn
Ballet
芭蕾舞 Bālěiwǔ
We cannot come to (participate in) your party, because we have a folk song performance tonight. (translate)
我们不能来参加你的聚会，因为今天晚上我们又一场明哥演出。Wǒmen bùnéng lái cānjiā nǐ de jùhuì, yīn wéi jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒmen yòu yī chǎng míng gē yǎnchū.
Play a two-stringed musical instrument
拉二胡 Lā èrhú
Popular music
流行音乐 Liúxíng yīnyuè
Play/pull (for violin, erhu, etc.)
拉 Lā
Line up/Queue up
排队 Páiduì
The Chinese teachers' Taichi performances were wonderful. The guests gave them a big round (a lot) of applause. （translate）
中文老师的太极拳表演很精彩，来宾给了他们很多掌声。Zhōngwén lǎoshī de tàijí quán biǎoyǎn hěn jīngcǎi, láibīn gěile tāmen hěnduō zhǎngshēng.
play a 21- or 25-stringed plucked musical instrument
弹古筝 Dàn gǔzhēng
Symphony
交响乐 Jiāoxiǎngyuè
Play/blow (for flute)
吹 Chuī
Applause
掌声 Zhǎngshēng