配 pèi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 己 self, oneself
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
配角
pèijué
supporting role; secondary character
Characters in this word
角 jiǎo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 角 — angle, corner
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 虽然他只是配角，却承担了推动剧情转折的关键功能。 Suīrán tā zhǐshì pèijué, què chéngdān le tuīdòng jùqíng zhuǎnzhé de guānjiàn gōngnéng. Although he is only a supporting character, he carries the key function of driving the plot turn.
- 在这部电影里，他演一个小配角，只有几句台词。 Zài zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ, tā yǎn yī gè xiǎo pèijué, zhǐyǒu jǐ jù táicí. In this film he plays a minor supporting role with only a few lines.
- 她不愿总当配角，想做自己生活的主角。 Tā bú yuàn zǒng dāng pèijué, xiǎng zuò zìjǐ shēnghuó de zhǔjué. She doesn't want to always be a supporting character; she wants to be the lead in her own life.
Related words
- 分配 fēnpèi to distribute
- 配 pèi to match; to fit
- 配合 pèihé to cooperate; to work together
- 配备 pèibèi to equip
- 配套 pèitào matching; complete as a set
- 支配 zhīpèi to control; to manage
- 搭配 dāpèi to match, to pair; matching
- 配方 pèifāng formula; recipe; formulation
- 配件 pèijiàn component; accessory; spare part
- 配偶 pèi'ǒu spouse
- 配音 pèiyīn to dub; dubbing; voice-over
- 配置 pèizhì to allocate; to configure; configuration