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"significant role" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
要角 yào jiǎo significant role / major figure
Chinese Pinyin Translation
重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major syn
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
重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant syn
主角 zhǔ jué leading role / lead / protagonist syn
独处 獨處 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng model / example (for people to follow) / (in reference to a person) role model 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
一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche
名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn
充当 充當 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of syn
行当 行當 háng dang profession / role (acting) syn
显著 顯著 xiǎn zhù outstanding / notable / remarkable / statistically significant syn
可观 可觀 kě guān considerable / impressive / significant 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
配角 pèi jué supporting role / minor role / (of actors) to perform together syn
首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing
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
称霸 稱霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom 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)
绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
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
举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential 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
跑龙套 跑龍套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role syn
重磅 zhòng bàng (of a bomb) powerful / (of news) impactful / significant / (of fabric) heavy-duty
意味深长 意味深長 yì wèi shēn cháng profound / significant / meaningful syn
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
职能 職能 zhí néng function / role syn
片酬 piàn chóu remuneration for playing a role in a movie or television drama
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
功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn
领衔 領銜 lǐng xián leading (role) / heading list of signatories / leading actors (in a show) / starring syn
上位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic syn
大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom) / volatile / significant ups and downs / roller coaster syn
挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility syn
丑角 醜角 chǒu jué clown role in opera / clown / buffoon 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"
元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period
公使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
能动性 能動性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role
花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera 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)
有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting
青衣 qīng yī black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4] syn
起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
担纲 擔綱 dān gāng to play the leading role syn
出镜 出鏡 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film
隽永 雋永 juàn yǒng meaningful / thought-provoking / significant 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
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
角色扮演游戏 角色扮演遊戲 jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì role-playing game (RPG)
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
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
脚 腳 jué role (variant of 角[jue2]) syn
角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn
扮 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) syn
末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man 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
旦 dàn (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn
打下手 dǎ xià shǒu to act in a supporting role / fig. to play second fiddle syn
唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
隽 雋 juàn meaningful / significant 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
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
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
口齿生香 口齒生香 kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng eloquence that generates perfume (idiom) / profound and significant text
寓意深长 寓意深長 yù yì shēn cháng to have profound import (idiom) / to be deeply significant
鲤鱼跳龙门 鯉魚跳龍門 lǐ yú tiào lóng mén to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) / to get one's big break
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)
有统计学意义 有統計學意義 yǒu tǒng jì xué yì yì statistically significant
隽语 雋語 juàn yǔ epigram / meaningful or significant speech
有效数字 有效數字 yǒu xiào shù zì significant figures
重要气象现象预报训练讲习班 Training Workshop on Significant Weather Phenomena Prediction
具有军事意义的放射性微粒沉降地区 area of militarily significant radioactive fallout
有统计意义的 statistically significant
重大损害 重大損害 significant harm
有军事意义的 有軍事意義的 militarily significant
有效生物区 有效生物區 yǒu xiào shēng wù qū significant biota
进化显着单元 進化顯著單元 evolutionarily significant unit
对遗传有显着影响的剂量 對遺傳有顯著影響的劑量 genetically significant dose
重要量 significant quantity
一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence
带过 帶過 dài guò to give sth only cursory attention / to treat sth as not very significant
厥功至伟 厥功至偉 jué gōng zhì wěi (idiom) to have made significant contributions to a project or cause
情头 情頭 qíng tóu "lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4])
不甘于 不甘於 bù gān yú unwilling to accept / not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
唱白脸 唱白臉 chàng bái liǎn to play the role of the villain (idiom)
大沽炮台 大沽砲臺 dà gū pào tái Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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