旁白

pángbái

noun #19,619

Measure Word

一段旁白 duàn

Meanings

1 aside (in theater)
2 voice-over
3 narration

Characters

to speak; to narrate (theatrical)

Examples

电影中的旁白很感人。

Diànyǐng zhōng de pángbái hěn gǎnrén.

The narration in the movie was very moving.

他负责这部纪录片的旁白。

Tā fùzé zhèbù jìlùpiàn de pángbái.

He is responsible for the voice-over of this documentary.

Tips

memory

旁 means 'beside/side' and 白 here means 'to speak' (as in 独白 monologue) — speaking from the side, i.e. narration.

Stroke Order

旁 páng

白 bái