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title: "Yanshi Meaning: 演示 (to demonstrate) or 岩石 (rock)?"
description: "演示 (yǎnshì) means “to demonstrate; demonstration; demo”. Not the yanshi you heard? See 岩石, 掩饰. Hear its tones, see what 演 and 示 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 演示 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

演示 yǎnshì

## to demonstrate; demonstration; demo

## Its characters

1. 演 yǎn to act
2. 示 shì to show

## In a sentence

老师给我们演示了实验的过程。 The teacher demonstrated the experiment process for us.

[More about 演示](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BC%94%E7%A4%BA)

## Other words said yanshi

- [岩石yánshírock](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B2%A9%E7%9F%B3)
- [掩饰yǎnshìto cover up](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8E%A9%E9%A5%B0)

## More words with 演 or 示

- [暗示 ànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anshi)
- [扮演 bànyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banyan)
- [表示 biǎoshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoshi)
- [表演 biǎoyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoyan)
- [导演 dǎoyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyan)
- [公示 gōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongshi)
- [警示 jǐngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingshi)
- [上演 shàngyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangyan)
- [示范 shìfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shifan)
- [提示 tíshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tishi)

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