跑龙套

pǎo lóngtào

to play a small role; to be an extra

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 跑龍套
Dictionary entry

to play a small role

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跑
龙
套

See it in sentences

他跑龙套了。

Tā pǎo lóngtào le.

English

He played small roles.

跑龙套也很重要。

Pǎo lóngtào yě hěn zhòngyào.

English

Small roles matter too.

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跑
龙
套

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