对白 (duì bái) — dialogue (in a movie or play)
Definition
对白 is the written lines spoken by actors in a film, play, or script — a scriptwriting term, not everyday speech. For ordinary conversation, use 对话.
noun
dialogue (in a movie or play)
Measure word · 段
Examples
- 对白。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de duì bái xiě dé fēi cháng hǎo.The dialogue in this movie is very well written.
- 对白。Dǎo yǎn huā le hěn duō shí jiān xiū gǎi duì bái.The director spent a lot of time revising the dialogue.
- 对白？Nǐ duì zhè duàn duì bái yǒu shén me kàn fǎ?What do you think of this piece of dialogue?
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