角色扮演

juésè bànyǎn

noun

Meanings

1 role-playing (esp. as a game genre); role-play

Characters

role (as in actor)

Examples

HSK 5

心理课上我们做了角色扮演练习。

Xīnlǐ kè shàng wǒmen zuò le juésè bànyǎn liànxí.

In psychology class we did a role-playing exercise.

HSK 6

这是一款角色扮演类游戏。

Zhè shì yì kuǎn juésè bànyǎn lèi yóuxì.

This is a role-playing game.

Tips

usage

In 角色扮演, the character 角 is read jué (not jiǎo) - this is the standard reading when 角 means 'role/actor'. In gaming contexts, 角色扮演游戏 = RPG. Outside gaming, it also covers role-play as a teaching or therapy technique.

Stroke Order

角 jiǎo

色 sè

扮 bàn

演 yǎn