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跑龙套

pǎo lóng tào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 跑龍套

跑龙套 (pǎo lóng tào) means "to play a small role". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 跑龙套 means

1. to play a small role

The characters in 跑龙套

• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
• 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon
• 套tàoto cover; to encase; cover

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