他跑龙套了。
He played small roles.
跑龙套
to play a small role
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 跑龍套
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跑
龙
套
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跑
- 跑pǎoto runB2
- 跑步pǎobùto runB2
- 跑道pǎodàoathletic trackB5
- 奔跑bēnpǎoto runB6
- 逃跑táopǎoto flee from sthB6
- 起跑线qǐpǎoxiànthe starting line (of a race)B7
- 赛跑sàipǎorace (running)B7
龙
- 龙lóngsurname LongB5
- 画龙点睛huàlóng-diǎnjīngto paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiB7
- 恐龙kǒnglóngdinosaur (CL:头,只)B7
- 来龙去脉láilóng-qùmài(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (iB7
- 龙头lóngtóufaucetB7
- 沙龙shālóngsalon (loanword)B7
- 水龙头shuǐlóngtóufaucetB7
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跑龙套也很重要。
Small roles matter too.