# 跑龙套 (pǎolóngtào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 跑龙套 (pǎolóngtào) means “to play a bit part; to play a minor role”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to play a bit part; to play a minor role
- Pinyin: pǎolóngtào (pao3 long2 tao4)
- Traditional: 跑龍套
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他在电影里跑龙套跑了很多年。
  Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ pǎo lóngtào pǎole hěn duō nián.
  He played bit parts in movies for many years.

## Characters

- [跑](https://hanziro.com/word/pao-run/) (pǎo): to run; to run away
- [龙](https://hanziro.com/word/long-chinese-dragon/) (lóng): Chinese dragon; (fig.) emperor
- [套](https://hanziro.com/word/tao-cover/) (tào): to cover; to encase

https://hanziro.com/word/pao-long-tao-play-bit-part/

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