谢幕

謝幕

xièmù

verb #18,519

Meanings

1 to take a curtain call
2 to come to an end (figurative)

Characters

curtain; act (of a play)

Examples

演员们上台谢幕，观众掌声雷动。

Yǎnyuán men shàngtái xièmù, guānzhòng zhǎngshēng léi dòng.

The actors took their curtain call, and the audience erupted in applause.

一个时代谢幕了。

Yīgè shídài xièmù le.

An era has come to an end.

Tips

memory

谢 (to thank) + 幕 (curtain) — thanking the audience as the curtain falls. The performer steps out to bow after the show.

Stroke Order

谢 xiè

幕 mù