幕 (mù) — (classifier) act (of a play, opera, or stage performance)
Definition
幕 (mù) is a measure word that counts the acts of a play, opera, or stage performance — one 幕 is one major division of the show. Don't confuse it with the noun sense of 幕 (curtain/headquarters), which is rare at this level.
classifier
act (of a play, opera, or stage performance)
Examples
- 幕。Zhè bù huà jù yí gòng yǒu wǔ mù.This play has five acts in total.
- 幕，。Yǎn dào dì sān mù de shí hou, guān zhòng dōu gǔ zhǎng le.When it reached the third act, the audience all applauded.
- 幕。Zhè bù huà jù fēn wéi shàng xià liǎng mù.This play is divided into two acts, part one and part two.
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