主角 zhǔjué leading role
leading role; lead; protagonist
How to remember 主角: 主 lord + 角 horn = leading role.
Characters
How it is used
- The lead character/protagonist - 电影的主角 (diànyǐng de zhǔjué) the film's lead; opposite 配角 (pèijué, supporting role), 演配角 (yǎn pèijué) play a supporting role.
- Figurative: the central figure of any event - 今天你是主角 (jīntiān nǐ shì zhǔjué) today you're the star.
- 角 is read jué here ('role'), not jiǎo; the lead actor playing the role is the 主演 (zhǔyǎn).
Example sentences
- 小说以女主角的死告终。 Xiǎoshuō yǐ nǚzhǔjué de sǐ gàozhōng.The novel ends with the heroine's death.