Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

stage curtain; tent

Chinese: 幕布、帐幕,也指一场戏。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mu” becomes a different word in each tone. 幕 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 屏幕píng mùscreen (TV, computer or movie)
  • 开幕kāi mùto open (a conference); to inaugurate
  • 开幕式kāi mù shìopening ceremony
  • 字幕zì mùsubtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
  • 闭幕bì mùthe curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)

Example Sentence

演出结束了,舞台的幕布缓缓落下。Yǎn chū jié shù le, wǔ tái de mù bù huǎn huǎn luò xià.The performance ended, and the stage curtain slowly fell.

演出Yǎn chūto act (in a play)结束jié shùterminationle(completed action)舞台wǔ táistagedeof幕布mù bù(theater) curtain缓缓huǎn huǎnslowly落下luò xiàto fall