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角色

jué sè · jue se

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. role; part (in a play or movie etc)
  2. also pr. [jiǎosè]
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In a conversation

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The school play

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)学校(xuéxiào)的(de)话剧(huàjù)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)角色(juésè)！

    In our school play, I have a role!

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)角色(juésè)？

    What role?

  3. Dengdeng

    一棵树(yīkēshù)。

    A tree.

  4. Liangliang

    一棵树(yīkēshù)？这个(zhège)角色(juésè)有(yǒu)台词(táicí)吗(ma)？

    A tree? Does this role have any lines?

  5. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)！我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一句(yījù)台词(táicí)：沙沙(shāshā)。

    Yes! I have one line: rustle rustle.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)是(shì)最好(zuìhǎo)的(de)树(shù)。

    Good, you will surely be the best tree.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)扮(bàn)演(yǎn)哈(hā)姆(mǔ)雷(léi)特(tè)的(de)角(jué)色(sè)。

He played the part of Hamlet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

女(nǚ)性(xìng)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)只(zhǐ)能(néng)扮(bàn)演(yǎn)次(cì)要(yào)角(jué)色(sè)吗(ma)？

Must the woman always play the secondary role?

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Jesse · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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