捧哏

pěnggén
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 straight man (in two-person crosstalk)
  2. 2 to play the straight man

Examples

HSK 6
Tā zài tái shàng gěi shīfu pěnggén yǐjīng shí nián le.
He has played the straight man to his teacher on stage for ten years.
HSK 7-9
Yí ge hǎo de pěnggén, huà bù duō, què jùjù dōu zài diǎnzi shàng.
A good straight man doesn't say much, but every line he says lands.

Tips

memory
捧 is 'to hold up' and 哏 is a gag or funny line. The 捧哏 holds up the jokes of the 逗哏, the funny man: he sets them up, reacts, and keeps the rhythm going.

Stroke Order

捧 pěng
哏 gén