客串
kè chuàn
Pinyin

Definition

客串
 - 
kè chuàn
  1. to appear on stage in an amateur capacity
  2. (of a professional) to make a guest appearance
  3. (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties
  4. to substitute for

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kè hù
  1. 1 client
  2. 2 customer
kè hù duān
  1. 1 client (computing)
kè zhàn
  1. 1 tavern
  2. 2 guest house
  3. 3 inn
  4. 4 hotel
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
chuàn
  1. 1 to string together
  2. 2 to skewer
  3. 3 to connect wrongly
  4. 4 to gang up
  5. 5 to rove
  6. 6 string
  7. 7 bunch
  8. 8 skewer
  9. 9 classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
  10. 10 to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
  11. 11 to move across

Idioms (8)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)