配角
pèi jué
Pinyin

Definition

配角
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pèi jué
  1. supporting role (in play, film etc)
  2. minor role
  3. to play a secondary role (in business etc)
  4. to play second fiddle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
搭配
dā pèi
  1. 1 to pair up
  2. 2 to match
  3. 3 to arrange in pairs
  4. 4 to add sth into a group
角
Jué
  1. 1 surname Jue
角度
jiǎo dù
  1. 1 angle
  2. 2 point of view
角色
jué sè
  1. 1 role
  2. 2 character in a novel
  3. 3 persona
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
配
pèi
  1. 1 to join
  2. 2 to fit
  3. 3 to mate
  4. 4 to mix
  5. 5 to match
  6. 6 to deserve
  7. 7 to make up (a prescription)
  8. 8 to allocate
配合
pèi hé
  1. 1 matching
  2. 2 fitting in with
  3. 3 compatible with
  4. 4 to correspond
  5. 5 to fit
  6. 6 to conform to
  7. 7 rapport
  8. 8 to coordinate with
  9. 9 to act in concert with
  10. 10 to cooperate
  11. 11 to become man and wife
  12. 12 to combine parts of machine
三角
sān jiǎo
  1. 1 triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
  1. 1 delta (geography)
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
交配
jiāo pèi
  1. 1 mating
  2. 2 copulation (esp. of animals)
分配
fēn pèi
  1. 1 to distribute
  2. 2 to assign
  3. 3 to allocate
  4. 4 to partition (a hard drive)
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
匹配
pǐ pèi
  1. 1 to mate or marry
  2. 2 to match
  3. 3 matching
  4. 4 compatible
口角
kǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 corner of the mouth
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
支配
zhī pèi
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 to dominate
  3. 3 to allocate
旺角
Wàng Jiǎo
  1. 1 Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)

Idioms (12)

初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to equivocate
  4. 4 to beat about the bush
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
  6. 6 same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
  1. 1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
  1. 1 promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. few and far between
麟角凤觜
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rara avis
  3. 3 rarity

Sample Sentences

我可以永远笑着扮演你的配角，在你的背后自己煎熬。
wǒ kěyǐ yǒngyuǎn xiào zhe bànyǎn nǐ de pèijué ，zài nǐ de bèihòu zìjǐ jiānáo 。
I could smile forever as I pretend to be your supporting role, suffering alone behind you.
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那可了不起了，配角奖项部分，女配角比较没有悬念，男配角就比较难预测，几乎大家都有机会。
nà kě liǎobuqǐ le ，pèijué jiǎngxiàng bùfen ，nǚ pèijué bǐjiào méiyǒu xuánniàn ，nán pèijué jiù bǐjiào nán yùcè ，jīhū dàjiā dōu yǒu jīhuì 。
That's really something, eh? As to the supporting role categories, the best supporting actress category hasn't got as much suspense around it, whereas the best supporting actor is harder to predict, almost everyone has an opportunity.
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意大利面的配料只是配角，真正美味的意大利面只要加酱就非常好吃了。
Yìdàlìmiàn de pèiliào zhǐshì pèijué ，zhēnzhèng měiwèi de Yìdàlìmiàn zhǐyào jiā jiàng jiù fēicháng hǎochī le 。
The ingredients of the pasta are just an accompaniment, really tasty pasta dishes just need sauce added to make them taste really nice.
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是啊，现在网上的作品大部分是网络写手和编辑们一起制造的。如果写到哪一章追的人少了，编辑会立马让你搞出一些出人意料的情节，比如把一个最受欢迎的配角写死，或者来一场激情戏什么的。
shì a ，xiànzài wǎngshàng de zuòpǐn dàbùfēn shì wǎngluò xiěshǒu hé biānjímen yīqǐ zhìzào de 。rúguǒ xiědào nǎ yī zhāng zhuī de rén shǎo le ，biānjí huì lìmǎ ràng nǐ gǎochū yīxiē chūrényìliào de qíngjié ，bǐrú bǎ yī gè zuì shòuhuānyíng de pèijué xiě sǐ ，huò zhě lái yī chǎng jīqíngxì shénme de 。
Yeah. Nowadays most works online are made with writers and editors together. If few people follow some chapter, the editor will make you come up with a plot that's unexpected. For instance, like writing in the death of a beloved supporting character, or some romance story.
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这怎么选呢？就像你说的，每个人都不错，就连配角都演神了。
zhè zěnme xuǎn ne ？jiùxiàng nǐ shuō de ，měi ge rén dōu bùcuò ，jiù lián pèijué dōu yǎn shén le 。
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