序幕

xùmù

noun HSK 7-9 #24,909

Meanings

1 prologue
2 prelude
3 opening act

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

春天是一年的序幕。

Chūntiān shì yī nián de xùmù.

Spring is the prelude to the year.

HSK 4

这场比赛拉开了奥运会的序幕。

Zhè chǎng bǐsài lākāi le Àoyùnhuì de xùmù.

This match opened the prelude to the Olympics.

Tips

usage

拉开序幕 (to raise the curtain) is the most common collocation, meaning 'to begin' or 'to kick off'. The opposite is 落幕 (to end/conclude).

Stroke Order

序 xù

幕 mù