The word 出演 is a standard verb-object compound common in modern Chinese, formed by combining the character 出 (chū, meaning "to appear" or "to come out") with 演 (yǎn, meaning "to perform" or "to act"). Literally, it conveys the idea of "to come out to perform". Structurally, the first character (出) acts as the verb describing the action of emerging or appearing, while the second character (演) functions as the object of that verb, specifying the domain of the appearance, that is, a performance. Therefore, the compounded term 出演 means "to perform in" or "to appear in" a specific role, play, film, or show, capturing the complete action of taking part in a public performance.