主
角

Leading role in Chinese: 主角 (zhǔ jué)

zhǔ jué

leading role

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1leading role; lead
  2. 2protagonist

Stroke order

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主
角

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨˇ

zhǔ

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 她在这部电影里演女主角。

    tā zài zhè bù diàn yǐng lǐ yǎn nǚ zhǔ jué。

    She plays the female lead in this movie.

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Related words

角

jiǎo

angle

主

zhǔ

owner

主要

zhǔ yào

main

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

公主

gōng zhǔ

princess

角度

jiǎo dù

angle

角色

jué sè

role

民主

mín zhǔ

democracy

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

主观

zhǔ guān

subjective

主人

zhǔ rén

master

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