拉开序幕

拉開序幕

lākāi xùmù

verb

Meanings

1 to raise the curtain on
2 to begin; to get under way

Characters

opening; preface

Examples

HSK 4

晚会在歌声中拉开序幕。

Wǎnhuì zài gēshēng zhōng lākāi xùmù.

The evening gala opened with a song.

HSK 7-9

这次改革拉开了经济腾飞的序幕。

Zhè cì gǎigé lākāi le jīngjì téngfēi de xùmù.

This reform raised the curtain on the economy's take-off.

Tips

usage

Two patterns: an event 拉开序幕 "gets under way", and one event 拉开了 another 的序幕 "marks the start of" it. News reports close the same image with 落幕 "to come to a close".

Stroke Order

拉 lā

开 kāi

序 xù

幕 mù