旦角

dànjué

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

过去，京剧的旦角大多由男演员来演。

Guòqù, Jīngjù de dànjué dàduō yóu nán yǎnyuán lái yǎn.

In the past, the female roles in Peking opera were mostly played by men.

HSK 5

她从小学唱旦角，十八岁就登台演出了。

Tā cóngxiǎo xué chàng dànjué, shíbā suì jiù dēngtái yǎnchū le.

She has studied dan roles since childhood and was performing on stage at eighteen.

culture

The main kinds are 青衣, virtuous women; 花旦, lively young women; and 老旦, old women. The most famous 旦角 performer of all, 梅兰芳, was a man.

旦 dàn

角 jiǎo