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

HSK 4

电影中的旁白很感人。

Diànyǐng zhōng de pángbái hěn gǎnrén.

The narration in the movie was very moving.

HSK 5

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