The Chinese word 演艺 (yǎnyì) is a compound term formed through semantic combination, where the first character 演 (yǎn) means "to perform" or "to act," and the second character 艺 (yì) means "art" or "skill." Together, they create a noun that broadly encompasses the field of performing arts, specifically referring to the artistry and skill involved in performances such as acting, singing, and dancing. The formation follows a common pattern in Mandarin where two related morphemes are combined to generate a more specific or abstract concept, in this case synthesizing the action of performance with the concept of artistic craft.