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角色
Traditional Chinese
角色
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
jué sè
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
gok3 sik1
Short definition role
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions roleCdict iconAdso icon / character in a novelCantofish icon / personaCantofish icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: role
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: persona; character in a novel
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: role; casting; charactar
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: role'
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如果(rú guǒ) if
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
尝试(cháng shì) to try
过失(guò shī) defect
败的( bài de)
角色(jué sè) role
那么(nà me) so
人们(rén men) people
也就(yějiù)
不会(bù huì) not able
相信(xiāng xìn) to be convinced (that sth is true)
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)

If you're not a loser by nature, then people won't trust you.

(dàng) when
我们( men) us
想到(xiǎng dào) to anticipate
男女(nán nv) male-female
(zài) (located) at
社会(shè huì) society
中的(zhòng dì) to hit the target
传统(chuán tǒng) conventional
角色(jué sè) role
(shí) when
我们( men) us
认为(rèn wéi) to believe
丈夫(zhàng fu) husband
养家(yǎng jiā) to raise a family
妻子(qī zi) wife
照顾(zhàogù) to attend to
孩子(hái zi) child
(hé) with
家庭(jiā tíng) family

When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children.

女性(nv xìng) feminine
永远(yǒng yuǎn) forever
只能(zhǐ néng) can only
扮演(bàn yǎn) play the part of
次要(cì yào) secondary
角色(jué sè) role
(ma) (question tag)

Must the woman always play the secondary role?

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
最喜欢(zuì xǐ huan) to like best
这本书( zhè běn shū)
中的(zhòng dì) to hit the target
哪个(nǎ ge) which
角色(jué sè) role

Who's your favorite character in this book?

(tā) another
(bàn) to dress up
(yǎn) to act
哈姆雷特(hā mǔ léi tè) Hamlet (name)
(dedì) of
角色(jué sè) role

He played the part of Hamlet.

巫术(wū shù) witchcraft
(zài) (located) at
原始社会(yuán shǐ shè huì) primitive society
扮演(bàn yǎn) play the part of
重要(zhòng yào) important
角色(jué sè) role

Magic plays an important part in primitive society.

胎盘的( tāi pán de) placental
角色(jué sè) role
(shì) is
滋养(zī yǎng) to nourish
胎儿(tāi ér) embryo

The role of the placenta is to nourish the foetus.

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