"Role" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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任务 rèn wu mission / assignment / task / duty / role / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is &ndash / mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank
角色 jué sè role / character in a novel / persona / also pr. [jiao3 se4]
职能 zhí néng function / role
行当 háng dang profession / role (acting)
角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
脚 jué variant of 角[jue2] / role
主角 zhǔ jué leading role / lead / protagonist
主演 zhǔ yǎn to act the leading role (in a movie or a play) / to star / lead actor
扮演 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act
选中 xuǎn zhòng to choose / to pick / to settle upon / to decide upon a candidate / to be selected for some role
老总 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
充当 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
青衣 qīng yī black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4]
绿叶 lu:4 yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
称霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom
配角 pèi jué supporting role (in play, film etc) / minor role / to play a secondary role (in business etc) / to play second fiddle
客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for
举足轻重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential
周公 Zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role
一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche
上位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic
担纲 dān gāng to play the leading role
能动性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role
出镜 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film
花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing
片酬 piàn chóu remuneration for playing a role in a movie or television drama
接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb
公使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
跑龙套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role
反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent
织田信长 Zhī tián Xìn cháng ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan
挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility
丑角 chǒu jué clown role in opera / clown / buffoon
斯蒂文 Sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
武生 wǔ shēng male military role in a Chinese opera
顾炎武 Gù Yán wǔ Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录
荣毅仁 Róng Yì rén Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors
白崇禧 Bái Chóng xǐ Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949
装 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack
老旦 lǎo dàn old woman role in Chinese opera
正旦 zhèng dàn starring female role in a Chinese opera
谭震林 Tán Zhèn lín Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man
净 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role
饰 shì decoration / ornament / to decorate / to adorn / to hide / to conceal (a fault) / excuse (to hide a fault) / to play a role (in opera) / to impersonate
打下手 dǎ xià shǒu to act in a supporting role / fig. to play second fiddle
唱红脸 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
逗哏 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter
不甘于 bù gān yú unwilling to accept / not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
唱白脸 chàng bái liǎn to play the role of the villain (idiom)
大沽炮台 Dà gū pào tái Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
性别角色 xìng bié jué sè gender role
捧哏 pěng gén straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2]
正生 zhèng shēng starring male role in a Chinese opera
武旦 wǔ dàn female military role in a Chinese opera
盔头 kuī tou decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role
脚色 jué sè background (one's origin) / role (esp in Chinese opera)
自报家门 zì bào jiā mén to introduce oneself / originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
跨刀 kuà dāo to appear in sb's show / (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it
重大贡献 zhòng dà gòng xiàn important contribution / major role
雅各宾派 Yǎ gè bīn pài Jacobin club, French revolutionary party that played a leading role in the reign of terror 1791-1794
头牌 tóu pái tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production / by extension, the lead role
杠杆作用 gāng gǎn zuò yòng leveraging role
联合国宪章和加强联合国作用特别委员会  Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
男子在人口和生殖健康方桉中的作用会议  Conference on the Role of Men in Population and Reproductive Health Programmes
平流层过程及其对气候的作用  Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate
二十一世纪联合国的作用  The role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century
加强联合国组织的作用工作组  Working Group on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
关于律师作用的基本原则  Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
妇女发挥保护环境作用圆桌会议  round-table meeting on the role of women in the protection of the environment
关于检察官作用的准则  Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors
经济一体化对拉丁美洲发展的作用  Role of Economic Integration in the Development of Latin American countries
关于环境署的作用和任务的内罗毕宣言  Nairobi Declaration on the Role and Mandate of UNEP
主动进攻的作用  proactive role
民警在维持和平行动中的作用会议  Conference on the Role of the Civilian Police in Peacekeeping Operations
人工林的作用国际专家会议  International Expert Meeting on the Role of Planted Forests
象征性角色  token role
加强私营部门在发展中的作用信托基金  Trust Fund for the Enhancement of the Private Sector Role in Development
关于宗教在促进和平文化中的作用的宣言  Declaration on the Role of Religion in the Promotion of a Culture of Peace
促进妇女在水和环境卫生事务方面的作用  Promotion of the Role of Women in Water and Environmental Sanitation Services
军方人道主义行动  humanitarian role of the military / military humanitarianism
空间技术在发展中的作用会议  Conference on the Role of Space Technology for Development
青年在促进和保护人权中的作用讨论会  Seminar on the Role of Youth in the Preparation and Protection of Human Rights
人力和社会事务委员会妇女作用工作队  Working Party of the Manpower and Social Affairs Committee on the Role of Women
菲律宾妇女作用全国委员会  National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
东北亚区域安全和国际机构的作用  North-East Asian Regional Security and the Role of International Institutions
妇女在经济中的作用工作队  Working Party on the Role of Women in the Economy
青年在和平与发展中的作用讨论会  Seminar on the Role of Youth in Peace and Development
关于妇女在发展中的作用的世界概览  World Survey on the Role of Women in Development
被动反应的作用  reactive role
妇女在人口与发展方面的作用国际论坛  International Forum on the Role of Women in Population and Development
加强私营部门在发展中的作用机构间会议  Inter-Agency Meeting for the Enhancement of the Private Sector Role in Development
妇女在渔业发展中作用区域研讨会  Regional Workshop on the Role of Women in Fisheries Development
妇女在公共生活中的作用专家组  Expert Group on the Role of Women in Public Life
化学工业在环境保护中作用讨论会  Seminar on the Role of the Chemical Industry in Environmental Protection
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