跑龙套
pǎo lóngtào
“To play a small role” in Chinese is 跑龙套 (pǎo lóngtào).
Meaning
- to play a small role
Example
老王很谦虚，他说：“叫我负责可不行，跑跑龙套还可以。”
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
More HSK 7-9 words
申领shēnlǐngto apply (for license, visa etc)HSK 7-9堪称kānchēngcan be rated asHSK 7-9台球táiqiúbilliardsHSK 7-9举世瞩目jǔshì-zhǔmùto receive worldwide attentionHSK 7-9狡猾jiǎohuácrafty; cunning; slyHSK 7-9食用shíyòngto eat; to consumeHSK 7-9流露liúlùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly)HSK 7-9挟持xiéchíto seize (sb) by the armsHSK 7-9探险tànxiǎnto exploreHSK 7-9完蛋wándàn(coll.) to be done forHSK 7-9