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Jyutping jiu3 gok3
Pinyin yào jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. significant role
  2. major figure
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    女性永远只能扮演次要角色吗?
    女性永遠只能扮演次要角色嗎?
    nǚ xìng yǒng yuǎn zhǐ néng bàn yǎn cì yào jué sè ma ?
    • Must the woman always play the secondary role?
  2. Mandarin
    巫术在原始社会扮演重要角色。
    巫術在原始社會扮演重要角色。
    wū shù zài yuán shǐ shè huì bàn yǎn zhòng yào jué sè 。
    • Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
  3. Mandarin
    湿地在生态系统中扮演着净化水源、防止洪水和侵蚀、为野生动物提供食物和栖息地的重要角色。
    濕地在生態系統中扮演着淨化水源、防止洪水和侵蝕、為野生動物提供食物和棲息地的重要角色。
    shī dì zài shēng tài xì tǒng zhōng bàn yǎn zhe jìng huà shuǐ yuán 、 fáng zhǐ hóng shuǐ hé qīn shí 、 wèi yě shēng dòng wù tí gōng shí wù hé qī xī dì de zhòng yào jué sè 。
    • Wetlands play important roles in the ecosystem in purifying water, protecting against flood and erosion, and as both a source of food and habitat for wild animals.