任务 任務 rèn wu mission / assignment / task / duty / role / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn 角色 jué sè role / part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4] 扮演 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act syn 职能 職能 zhí néng function / role syn 充当 充當 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of syn 榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng model / example (for people to follow) / (in reference to a person) role model syn 举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential syn 周公 zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams" 担纲 擔綱 dān gāng to play the leading role syn 快手 kuài shǒu Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app syn 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 土豆网 土豆網 tǔ dòu wǎng Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 吃重 chī zhòng (of a role) arduous / important / (a vehicle's) loading capacity syn 老旦 lǎo dàn old woman role in Chinese opera 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 脚 腳 jué role (variant of 角[jue2]) syn 唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop 主角 zhǔ jué leading role / lead / protagonist syn 主演 zhǔ yǎn to play the leading role / to star / lead actor 不分 bù fēn not to distinguish / to make no distinction / (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 诠释 詮釋 quán shì to interpret / to comment and explain / to annotate / to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role) / to decode / interpretation / annotation syn 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 领衔 領銜 lǐng xián leading (role) / heading list of signatories / leading actors (in a show) / starring syn 青衣 qīng yī black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4] syn 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 称霸 稱霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom syn 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn 配角 pèi jué supporting role / minor role / (of actors) to perform together syn 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role syn 一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche 上位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic syn 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity syn 行当 行當 háng dang profession / role (acting) syn 分时 分時 fēn shí time-sharing 能动性 能動性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role 出镜 出鏡 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film 自由软件 自由軟件 zì yóu ruǎn jiàn free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted) 花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera syn 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 片酬 piàn chóu remuneration for playing a role in a movie or television drama 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 公使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations 跑龙套 跑龍套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role syn 主导权 主導權 zhǔ dǎo quán leadership (role) 织田信长 織田信長 zhī tián xìn cháng ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan 分频 分頻 fēn pín frequency sharing / subdivision of radio waveband 挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility syn 角色扮演游戏 角色扮演遊戲 jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì role-playing game (RPG) 丑角 醜角 chǒu jué clown role in opera / clown / buffoon syn 斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe 武生 wǔ shēng male military role in a Chinese opera 顾炎武 顧炎武 gù yán wǔ Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录 荣毅仁 榮毅仁 róng yì rén Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors 白崇禧 bái chóng xǐ Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949 正旦 zhèng dàn starring female role in a Chinese opera syn 谭震林 譚震林 tán zhèn lín Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution 末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man syn 旦 dàn (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn 净 淨 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role syn 饰 飾 shì decoration / ornament / to decorate / to adorn / to hide / to conceal (a fault) / excuse (to hide a fault) / to play a role (in opera) / to impersonate syn 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) syn 打下手 dǎ xià shǒu to act in a supporting role / fig. to play second fiddle syn 逗哏 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter 防务设备生产共享安排 防務設備生產共享安排 Defence Production Sharing Arrangement / Defence Production Sharing Agreement 主创 主創 zhǔ chuàng to play a major role in a creative endeavor (e.g. making a movie) / person who plays a key creative role (e.g. movie director) 变工 變工 biàn gōng to exchange labor / labor exchange (system of sharing workforce resources) 瓦罕走廊 wǎ hǎn zǒu láng Wakhan Corridor, panhandle in the northeast of Afghanistan sharing a border with China at its eastern end 同甘苦 tóng gān kǔ to share joys and sorrows / sharing good times and hard times / same as 同甘共苦 syn 擅美 shàn měi to enjoy fame without sharing it / to take the credit 数字分频 數字分頻 shù zì fēn pín digital frequency sharing 权力分享 權力分享 quán lì fēn xiǎng power sharing 权力分享协议 權力分享協議 quán lì fēn xiǎng xié yì power sharing agreement 赤诚相见 赤誠相見 chì chéng xiàng jiàn candidly sharing confidences 产量分成协议 產量分成協議 chǎn liàng fēn chéng xié yì production-sharing agreement 费用分摊安排 cost-sharing arrangement 获取和利益分享专家小组 Panel of Experts on Access and Benefit-Sharing 获取和惠益分享国际制度 International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing 责任分担 burden sharing 机构间知识分享和信息管理会议 Inter-Agency Knowledge Sharing and Information Management Meeting 第叁方费用分摊 第三方費用分攤 third-party cost-sharing 分享信息 information-sharing 费用分摊机制 cost-sharing mechanism 共同负担 burden-sharing 知识共享 知識共享 knowledge sharing 共用针头 共用針頭 needle sharing 分享权力协定 分享權力協定 power-sharing agreement 核共享 hé gòng xiǎng nuclear sharing 项目费用分担 項目費用分擔 project cost sharing 费用分摊捐助 費用分攤捐助 cost-sharing contribution 方桉费用分摊 方案費用分攤 programme cost-sharing 达格 • 哈马舍尔德图书馆和知识分享中心 達格 • 哈馬舍爾德圖書館和知識分享中心 Dag Hammarskjöld Library and Knowledge Sharing Centre 欧洲定期航班运输能力共享国际协定 歐洲定期航班運輸能力共享國際協定 ōu zhōu dìng qī háng bān yùn shū néng lì gòng xiǎng guó jì xié dìng International Agreement on the Sharing of Capacity on Intra-European Scheduled Air Services 获取和惠益分享 獲取和惠益分享 access and benefit sharing 获取和惠益分享多边系统 獲取和惠益分享多邊系統 Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing 