跑龙套 (pǎo lóng tào): Play a minor role / Be an extra — Meaning & Stroke Order

Although he only played a minor role in this drama, he performed every shot with exceptional seriousness.

In the company's strategic restructuring, he admitted that he was merely playing a minor role and was not part of the core decision-making team.

She doesn't want to always play minor roles and hopes to be the lead one day.

Are you really willing to play a minor role in other people's stories for a lifetime, instead of starting your own venture?

He is not merely playing a minor role; he is responsible for the most crucial coordination work of the entire project.

In this project, I just played a minor role, and the main work was done by the team.

Even though he started out only playing minor roles, through relentless effort, he eventually became a highly acclaimed lead actor.