"Role" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 rèn wu mission / assignment / task / duty / role / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
 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
 jué sè role / character in a novel / persona / also pr. [jiao3 se4]
 zhí néng function / role
 háng dang profession / role (acting)
 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
 jué variant of 角[jue2] / role
 zhǔ jué leading role / lead / protagonist
 zhǔ yǎn to act the leading role (in a movie or a play) / to star / lead actor
 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act
 xuǎn zhòng to choose / to pick / to settle upon / to decide upon a candidate / to be selected for some role
 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
 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
 qīng yī black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4]
绿 lu:4 yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom
 pèi jué supporting role (in play, film etc) / minor role / to play a secondary role (in business etc) / to play second fiddle
 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
 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential
 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"
 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
 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche
 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic
 dān gāng to play the leading role
 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role
 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film
 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing
 piàn chóu remuneration for playing a role in a movie or television drama
 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb
使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role
 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent
 Zhī tián Xìn cháng ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan
 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility
 chǒu jué clown role in opera / clown / buffoon
 Sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
 wǔ shēng male military role in a Chinese opera
 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
 Róng Yì rén Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors
 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
 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
 lǎo dàn old woman role in Chinese opera
 zhèng dàn starring female role in a Chinese opera
 Tán Zhèn lín Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man
 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role
 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
 dǎ xià shǒu to act in a supporting role / fig. to play second fiddle
 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
 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
 bù gān yú unwilling to accept / not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
 chàng bái liǎn to play the role of the villain (idiom)
 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)
 xìng bié jué sè gender role
 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]
 zhèng shēng starring male role in a Chinese opera
 wǔ dàn female military role in a Chinese opera
 kuī tou decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role
 jué sè background (one's origin) / role (esp in Chinese opera)
 zì bào jiā mén to introduce oneself / originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
 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
 zhòng dà gòng xiàn important contribution / major role
 Yǎ gè bīn pài Jacobin club, French revolutionary party that played a leading role in the reign of terror 1791-1794
 tóu pái tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production / by extension, the lead role
 gāng gǎn zuò yòng leveraging role
  Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
  Conference on the Role of Men in Population and Reproductive Health Programmes
  Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate
  The role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century
  Working Group on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
  Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
  round-table meeting on the role of women in the protection of the environment
  Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors
  Role of Economic Integration in the Development of Latin American countries
  Nairobi Declaration on the Role and Mandate of UNEP
  proactive role
  Conference on the Role of the Civilian Police in Peacekeeping Operations
  International Expert Meeting on the Role of Planted Forests
  token role
  Trust Fund for the Enhancement of the Private Sector Role in Development
  Declaration on the Role of Religion in the Promotion of a Culture of Peace
  Promotion of the Role of Women in Water and Environmental Sanitation Services
  humanitarian role of the military / military humanitarianism
  Conference on the Role of Space Technology for Development
  Seminar on the Role of Youth in the Preparation and Protection of Human Rights
  Working Party of the Manpower and Social Affairs Committee on the Role of Women
  National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
  North-East Asian Regional Security and the Role of International Institutions
  Working Party on the Role of Women in the Economy
  Seminar on the Role of Youth in Peace and Development
  World Survey on the Role of Women in Development
  reactive role
  International Forum on the Role of Women in Population and Development
  Inter-Agency Meeting for the Enhancement of the Private Sector Role in Development
  Regional Workshop on the Role of Women in Fisheries Development
  Expert Group on the Role of Women in Public Life
  Seminar on the Role of the Chemical Industry in Environmental Protection
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