配角

pèijué

noun #14,908

Meanings

1 supporting role; minor role
2 supporting actor

Characters

to match; to accompany; supporting

role; character; part

Examples

他在这部电影里演配角。

Tā zài zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ yǎn pèijué.

He plays a supporting role in this movie.

好的配角能让整部戏更加精彩。

Hǎo de pèijué néng ràng zhěng bù xì gèngjiā jīngcǎi.

A good supporting actor can make the whole show more brilliant.

Tips

mistakes

配角 is pronounced pèijué (not pèijiǎo). The character 角 reads jué when meaning 'role/character' and jiǎo when meaning 'horn/angle'.

Stroke Order

配 pèi

角 jiǎo