跑龙套 — “To play a bit part or an insignificant role”
跑龙套 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to play a bit part or an insignificant role”. To be a minor character; to do menial or unimportant work.
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跑龙套 Pronunciation and Pinyin
跑龙套 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 跑龙套
他虽然在公司里工作了很久，但一直感觉自己只是个跑龙套的角色，没有机会承担重要项目。
Although he has worked at the company for a long time, he always feels he's just playing an insignificant role, without the opportunity to take on important projects.
Idioms Related to 跑龙套
More idioms starting with 跑
- pǎo跑le了hé和shàng尚pǎo跑bù不le了sì寺You can run, but you can't hide
- pǎo跑le了hé和shàng尚pǎo跑bù不liǎo了miào庙You can run, but you can't hide
- pǎo跑dān单bāng帮work as an independent trader or peddler
- pǎo跑jiāng江hú湖to make a living as an itinerant performer
- pǎo跑dù肚lā拉xī稀to have diarrhea
- pǎo跑pǎo跑tiào跳tiào跳running and jumping lively
- pǎo跑pǎo跑diān颠diān颠bustling about constantly
- pǎo跑mǎ马mài卖xiè解earn a living as an equestrian performer
- pǎo跑mǎ马guān观huā花to take a cursory look
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Open the tool →Questions about 跑龙套
What does 跑龙套 mean?
跑龙套 (pǎo lóng tào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to play a bit part or an insignificant role”.
How do you pronounce 跑龙套?
跑龙套 is pronounced pǎo lóng tào in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 跑龙套?
原指戏曲中拿着旗子做兵卒的角色，后比喻在人手下做无关紧要的事。
