Meaning of 跑龙套
跑龙套 means to play a walk-on role; to be an extra; to do trivial work; to play a minor, unimportant part. Pronounced pǎo lóng tào. HSK 7-9.
- to play a walk-on role; to be an extra
- to do trivial work; to play a minor, unimportant part
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
gāng刚
kāi开
shǐ始
xué学
xì戏
，
zhǐ只
néng能
pǎo跑
pao跑
lóng龙
tào套
。
He just started learning opera, so he can only play walk-on roles.
Zài在
zhè这
bù部
jīng京
jù剧
lǐ里
，
tā他
pǎo跑
lóng龙
tào套
yǎn演
le了
yī一
gè个
shì士
bīng兵
。
In this Peking opera, he played an extra soldier.
Xǔ许
duō多
zhù著
míng名
yǎn演
yuán员
dōu都
céng曾
yǒu有
guò过
pǎo跑
lóng龙
tào套
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
Many famous actors have had the experience of being extras.