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title: "Peijue Meaning: 配角 (pèijué) Means “supporting role”"
description: "配角 (pèijué) means “supporting role; supporting actor”. Hear its tones, see what 配 and 角 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peijue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 配角 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

配角 pèijué

## supporting role; supporting actor

## It can also mean

- (fig.) secondary role; sidekick

## Its characters

1. 配 pèi to match
2. 角 jué role

## In a sentence

她在这部电影里演配角。 She plays a supporting role in this film.

[More about 配角](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%85%8D%E8%A7%92)

## More words with 配 or 角

- [搭配 dāpèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dapei)
- [分配 fēnpèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenpei)
- [角度 jiǎodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaodu)
- [角落 jiǎoluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoluo)
- [角色 juésè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juese)
- [角逐 juézhú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juezhu)
- [配备 pèibèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peibei)
- [配方 pèifāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peifang)
- [配合 pèihé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peihe)
- [配件 pèijiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peijian)

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