落幕 (luò mù) — (literal, theater) the curtain falls; (figurative) to conclude, to come to an end (of an event, exhibition, era)

Definition

Literally 'the curtain falls' — used for a performance, exhibition, or event ending. A more literary, set-phrase verb than the plain 结束 (jiéshù).

verb
(literal, theater) the curtain falls(figurative) to concludeto come to an end (of an event, exhibition, era)

Examples

  • 落幕
    Zhè chǎng yǎn chū yǐ jīng luò mù le, guān zhòng men lù xù lí chǎng.
    This performance has already ended, and the audience is leaving one after another.
  • Zhǎn lǎn huì zuó tiān luò le mù, xià ge yuè jiāng huàn xīn nèi róng.
    The exhibition closed yesterday, and next month it will have new content.
  • Nà bù diàn yǐng zài yí cì rè liè de zhǎng shēng zhōng luò xià le mù.
    That movie ended amid a burst of warm applause.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

luòlower
curtain

落 (lower) and 幕 (curtain) together describe the curtain coming down.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full ascǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
luòluò
Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

幕 combines 莫 above 巾 (cloth); 莫 gives the sound.

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